Development of the Concept of Middleness in Children: Response Time and Complexity

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Kathleen Williams, Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: 24 boys and 16 girls ages 4 through 7 years were tested on an apparatus that required children to select the middle of 3, 5, 7, or 9 stimulus lights when arranged adjacent to one another and when spaced symmetrically or asymmetrically. Analysis indicated response time decreased with age and increased as a function of the number of stimulus lights in the task. Time to respond to asymmetrical arrangements was greater than for problems whose stimuli were arranged symmetrically.

Additional Information

Publication
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 77, 1275-1281.
Language: English
Date: 1993

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