Attribute identification in children as a function of stimulus dimensionality |
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Authors: | C.Jean Rogers Peder J. Johnson |
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Affiliation: | University of New Mexico USA |
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Abstract: | Thirty-two four-year-old and 32 six-year-old children were presented a conjunctive concept that involved either two values from within a single dimension (unidimensional condition) or two values from different dimensions (bidimensional condition). As predicted, the results showed that the uni- vs bidimensional factor had no effect upon the performance of the younger children, while the older children solved more rapidly in the unidimensional than in the bidimensional condition. The results were interpreted to suggest that the younger children's responding is not under dimensional control and that a major source of difficulty for older children solving the conjunctive concept is the necessity of responding to two dimensions, not to two values. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Peder J. Johnson Department of Psychology University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico 87106. |
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