Perceptual Sensitivity and Conceptual Coordination in Children and Younger and Older Adults.

West, Robin L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1978

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Perceptual Sensitivity and Conceptual Coordination in Children and Younger and Older Adults.

West, Robin L.; And Others

Human Development, v21 n5-6 p334-45 1978

Studies the effects of perceptual salience on performance in problems requiring the coordination of information. Subjects were groups of children, younger adults, and older adults. For each of the age groups, those problems containing the most salient information were solved faster and more accurately than problems containing the least salient information. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Older Adults, Perceptual Development, Problem Solving, Psychological Studies, Research, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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