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ERIC Number: EJ380648
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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What Do Two-Year-Olds Know about the Sizes of Things?
Sera, Maria D.; And Others
Child Development, v59 n6 p1489-96 Dec 1988
Examined two- to four-year-olds' and adults' internalized representations of the sizes of buttons, plates, and shoes in five experiments. Results suggested that three- and four-year-olds had accurate knowledge of the typical sizes of buttons and plates. Two-year-olds demonstrated accurate internal representations of the sizes of shoes. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Knowledge Level, Preschool Children, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Concept Structure; Internal Representation; Size Estimation