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ERIC Number: EJ654396
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Conditions under which Young Children Can Hold Two Rules in Mind and Inhibit a Prepotent Response.
Diamond, Adele; Kirkham, Natasha; Amso, Dima
Developmental Psychology, v38 n3 p352-62 May 2002
Systematically varied the day-night task requiring children to say "night" to a sun picture and "day" to a moon picture to investigate why young children typically fail the task. Found that reducing memory load did not help performance. Reducing inhibitory demand by requiring an unrelated response or inserting a delay between stimulus and response helped performance. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Inhibition, Learning Strategies, Memory, Performance Factors, Preschool Children, Time Factors (Learning)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Response Patterns