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ERIC Number: EJ301748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Lexical Search Speed in Children and Adults.
Cirrin, Frank M.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v37 n1 p158-75 Feb 1984
Investigates the retrieval of words from lexical memory in kindergartners, first graders, third graders, and adults. A lexical decision task with auditorily presented words and nonwords was used, with decision latency as the dependent variable. Results were considered in relation to a model of the lexicon in children and adults. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 3, Higher Education, Kindergarten Children, Models, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, Reaction Time, Word Lists
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Decision Latency (Learning); Lexical Memory; Lexical Search Speed; Retrieval (Memory)