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Hurst, Michelle; Monahan, K. Leigh; Heller, Elizabeth; Cordes, Sara – Developmental Science, 2014
When placing numbers along a number line with endpoints 0 and 1000, children generally space numbers logarithmically until around the age of 7, when they shift to a predominantly linear pattern of responding. This developmental shift of responding on the number placement task has been argued to be indicative of a shift in the format of the…
Descriptors: Numbers, Children, Adults, Cognitive Development
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Pathman, Thanujeni; Doydum, Ayzit; Bauer, Patricia J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2013
Remembering temporal information associated with personal past events is critical. Yet little is known about the development of temporal order memory for naturally occurring events. In the current research, 8- to 10-year-old children and adults took photographs daily for 4 weeks. Later, they participated in a primacy/recency task (were shown 2 of…
Descriptors: Memory, Autobiographies, Children, Adults
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Yirmiya, Nurit; Shulman, Cory – Child Development, 1996
Examined seriation, conservation, and theory of mind abilities in 16 adolescents and adults with autism, in 16 adolescents and adults with mental retardation, and in 16 normally developing children. Found that participants with autism performed better than participants with mental retardation on seriation, while no differences emerged between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Children
Di Vesta, Francis J.; Bernstein, Martin E. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Research supported by grant HD-02025 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Public Health Service.
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Learning Theories, Paired Associate Learning