Descriptor
Author
| Robert, Michele | 3 |
| Vitaro, Frank | 2 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 2 |
Location
| Canada | 2 |
| Canada (Montreal) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedVitaro, Frank; Robert, Michele – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Appraises the respective contribution of initial competence and of imitation of modeled response in the observational learning of conservation among first grade children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept)
Vitaro, Frank; Robert, Michele – 1983
A study was conducted to investigate the respective contributions of personal and social factors (initial competence and imitation of modeled responses) in children's observational learning of conservation. Subjects included 180 first-grade nonconservers from six schools attended by French-speaking middle class pupils. All subjects failed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedRobert, Michele – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1989
Documents cognitive processes mediating the observational learning of conservation. Findings suggest the presence of demand characteristics for high undifferentiated ratings under a public format of certainty appraisal. This contamination prevents valid monitoring of the course of cognitive rule processing. (RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Students
