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Reciprocal Relationships between Nonword Repetition and Vocabulary during the Preschool Years
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Verhagen, Josje; Boom, Jan; Mulder, Hanna; de Bree, Elise; Leseman, Paul – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The aim of this longitudinal study is to evaluate 3 views on the relationship between nonword repetition and vocabulary: (i) the storage-based view that considers nonword repetition, a measure of phonological storage, as the driving force behind vocabulary development, (ii) the lexical restructuring view that considers improvements in nonword…
Descriptors: Correlation, Word Recognition, Repetition, Vocabulary
The Role of Local and Distal Landmarks in the Development of Object Location Memory
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Bullens, Jessie; Klugkist, Irene; Postma, Albert – Developmental Psychology, 2011
To locate objects in the environment, animals and humans use visual and nonvisual information. We were interested in children's ability to relocate an object on the basis of self-motion and local and distal color cues for orientation. Five- to 9-year-old children were tested on an object location memory task in which, between presentation and…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Cues, Memory, Children
Variations in Density: Effect on Task and Social Behaviors of Preschool Children
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Fagot, Beverly I. – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Design Requirements, Preschool Children, Preschool Education