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Peer reviewedSomerville, Susan C.; Bryant, P. E. – Child Development, 1985
To test their skill with spatial relationships, 4- to 6-year-olds were given problems in which they had to decide which one of an array of points was in line with two coordinate markers. Results establish that young children's grasp of Euclidean spatial relationships is more adequate than has been suggested. (Author/BE)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Improvement, Spatial Ability, Young Children
Peer reviewedBryant, P. E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Argues that Susan Sugarman's article in this issue contains some valid criticism of assumptions in developmental psychology, but that some of her conclusions regarding other assumptions need to be questioned. Suggests that many problems raised by Sugarman would disappear if developmental psychologists concentrated on children's early achievements…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
