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Beck, Sarah R.; McColgan, Kerry L. T.; Robinson, Elizabeth J.; Rowley, Martin G. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
Children's well-documented tendency to behave as if they know more than they do about uncertain events is reduced under two conditions: when the outcome of a chance event has yet to be determined and when one unknown outcome has occurred but is difficult to imagine. In Experiment 1, in line with published findings, 5- and 6-year-olds (N=61)…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Experimental Psychology, Student Behavior, Identification
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Troseth, Georgene L.; Casey, Amy M.; Lawver, Kelly A.; Walker, Joan M. T.; Cole, David A. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2007
Experience with a variety of symbolic artifacts has been proposed as a mechanism underlying symbolic development. In this study, the parents of 120 2-year-old children who participated in symbolic object retrieval tasks completed a questionnaire regarding their children's naturalistic experience with symbolic artifacts and activities. In separate…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Identification, Birth Order, Young Children