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ERIC Number: EJ099930
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Do Children Find Complex Patterns Interesting or Pleasing?
Aitken, P. P.; Hutt, Corinne
Child Development, 45, 2, 425-431, Jun 74
Children, ages 3 to 10 were asked to rank random polygons, which differed in complexity according to interestingness and pleasingness. Complexity preferences varied with age. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Interest Research, Pattern Recognition, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children, Visual Stimuli
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