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Rochat, Philippe; Hespos, Susan J. – Cognitive Development, 1996
Examines the ability of infants to track and anticipate the final orientation of an object. Subjects were infants ranging from an average of four months to eight months old. Three experiments, with the last one as control, were carried out. Concludes that infants show some rudimentary mental rotation from four months of age. (MOK)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Infants
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Johnsson-Smaragdi, Ulla; Jonsson, Annelis – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2006
Visual and ICT media are often perceived as a threat to book reading in leisure time. They are accused of taking time and interest away from children and adolescents' book reading by offering them more approachable alternatives. Children and adolescents' book reading habits and the way these habits have changed over time are in focus. Is there any…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Adolescents, Reading Interests, Leisure Time
Rust, Langbourne W. – 1971
Fourteen second and third grade children viewed "The Electric Company" television series pilot shows while color slides flashed on a nearby screen competed for their attention. The children's visual attention was monitored and recorded. Bits from the shows were then ranked according to percentage of attention they received, and the…
Descriptors: Animation, Attention, Audiences, Childhood Interests