Physical Similarity and Young Children's Understanding of Scale Models.

DeLoache, Judy S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ426199

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Physical Similarity and Young Children's Understanding of Scale Models.

DeLoache, Judy S.; And Others

Child Development, v62 n1 p111-26 Feb 1991

Tested understanding of correspondence on the part of 2.5- to 3.5-year olds who watched a toy hidden in a model and tried to find an analogous toy in a room. Retrieval scores increased with increasing model-room similarity; were higher for older than younger children; and were affected by object and size similarity. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping, Individual Development, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children, Spatial Ability, Symbolic Learning, Toddlers, Toys, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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