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ERIC Number: EJ150514
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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M-Space: Is It a Constraint on Conservation Reasoning Ability?
Lawson, Anton E.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 22, 1, 40-49, Aug 76
Eighty-two children (aged 4 through 6) were administered a Backward Digit Span test to measure M-space (mental capacity) and four conservation tasks: number, substance, continuous quantity and weight. (MS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experimental Psychology, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Learning
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Identifiers: Backward Digit Span; Mental Capacity (M space); Piaget (Jean)