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Peer reviewedMiller, Patricia H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Cues, Developmental Psychology
Download full textMiller, Patricia H.; West, Richard F. – 1974
A total of 72 kindergarteners received eight conservation of number trials which varied in the degree of perceptual support for one-to-one correspondence (four levels) and type of stimuli (toy animals or corks). A between-subjects variable was the method of presentation (standard conservation presentation, a partially fixed array, or a fixed…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Cues
Miller, Patricia H.; And Others – 1973
Nursery school children (N=64) received seven tests of conservation of number which varied in the type and number of perceptual supports for conservation. Most of the tests with these supports facilitated performance in comparison to the standard conservation test. Conservation appeared earlier than usual. There were significant effects of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Miller, Patricia H.; Heldmeyer, Karen H. – 1974
This paper presents a study designed to clarify the role of perceptual-attentional factors in the development of conservation, and relates the results to procedures for assessing conservation. Subjects were 192 first and second graders. The number and type of perceptual cues in the conservation of liquid quantity task were systematically varied.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept)
