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ERIC Number: EJ570727
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Why Do Infants Make A Not B Errors in a Search Task, Yet Show Memory for the Location of Hidden Objects in a Nonsearch Task?
Ahmed, Ayesha; Ruffman, Ted
Developmental Psychology, v34 n3 p441-53 May 1998
Four experiments examined 8- to 12-month olds on search and nonsearch A not B tasks, a one-location task, and control tasks. Results indicated memory for where object was hidden and expectations of where it should be found. The effect occurred at delays at which infants made the A not B error when searching, and at a longer 15-second delay. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Expectation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Memory, Object Permanence, Performance Factors, Recognition (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Search Behavior