A method for eliciting scale errors in preschool classrooms |
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Authors: | Karl S Rosengren Caitlin Carmichael Stevie S Schein Kathy N Anderson Isabel T Gutirrez |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States;bDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois, United States |
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Abstract: | Six preschool classrooms, containing children between the ages of 4.0 and 40.0 months, were seeded with miniature items to examine how easily scale errors could be elicited. Observations occurred over a period of 3 months, with a total of 280 min of observations per classroom. A concealed observer documented all interactions with the miniature items. A total of 93 scale errors occurred, with a higher frequency committed by the younger children. These results confirm findings from previous research and suggest that scale errors can be effectively elicited in a preschool classroom. Our approach may provide a useful method for systematically studying the factors that influence scale errors. |
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Keywords: | Cognitive development Scale errors |
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