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ERIC Number: EJ569180
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Developmental Changes in the Effect of Dimensional Salience on the Dimensionality of Object Relations.
Markson, Lori; Thompson, Laura A.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v70 n1 p1-25 Jul 1998
Two experiments explored the nature of perceptual development in 5- and 10-year olds and adults. The primary finding was that preassessed salience significantly influenced 5-year olds' ability to discriminate two objects, while salience did not affect 10-year olds' or adults' response times. Results showed that salience effects in perceptual processing occurred even when the observer was selectively attending to a particular dimension. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attention, Children, Classification, Color, Cross Sectional Studies, Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning, Perceptual Development, Stimuli, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Differential Sensitivity; Object Characteristics; Perceptual Preference; Perceptual Salience; Perceptual Speed; Research Replication; Signal Detection Analysis