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Do Infants Recognize the Arcimboldo Images as Faces? Behavioral and Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Study
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Kobayashi, Megumi; Otsuka, Yumiko; Nakato, Emi; Kanazawa, So; Yamaguchi, Masami K.; Kakigi, Ryusuke – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
Arcimboldo images induce the perception of faces when shown upright despite the fact that only nonfacial objects such as vegetables and fruits are painted. In the current study, we examined whether infants recognize a face in the Arcimboldo images by using the preferential looking technique and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). In the first…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Infants, Males, Experimental Psychology
A Study of Rule-Learning in Children Using Set Operations.
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Greer, G. Brian – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1979
Two experiments, consisting of eight set operation tasks, were conducted to examine rule-learning in children. Subjects were 179 boys ranging in age from 7.9 to 15.4 years. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
Visual Information Processing in Relation to Age and to Reading Ability.
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Arnett, John L.; DiLollo, Vincent – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1979
Examines the duration of visual persistence and the relative processing rate in poor and normal readers. Subjects were 48 males aged 7 to 13 years. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Inconsistent Discipline of Aggression in Young Boys.
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Sawin, Douglas B.; Parke, Ross D. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1979
Two studies were conducted to assess the effects of interagent, inconsistent discipline on aggression in young boys. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Discipline
The Development of Letter and Syllable Effects in Categorization, Reading Aloud, and Picture Naming.
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Marmurek, Harvey H. C.; Rinaldo, Richard – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1992
Second and fourth graders and college students categorized one- and two-syllable words. Categorization response times for second graders were related to the number of letters in one-syllable words. Second and fourth graders had longer categorization times than college students for four-letter, two-syllable words. (BC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, College Students, Elementary Education