Children's Judgments of Numerical Inequality.

Sekuler, Robert; Mierkiewicz, Diane

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Publication Date: 1977

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Children's Judgments of Numerical Inequality

Sekuler, Robert; Mierkiewicz, Diane

Child Development, 48, 2, 630-633, Jun 77

When adults judge which of two digits is numerically larger, their response times decrease linearly with the numerical difference. For fourth- and seventh-grade children, the slope of the function relating judgment time to numerical difference is similar to that of adults, but much steeper for kindergarten and first-grade children. (Author/JMB)

Descriptors: Adults, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Number Concepts, Reaction Time

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