Relations as Rules: The Role of Attention in the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task

Autor/inn/en	Honomichl, Ryan D.; Chen, Zhe
Titel	Relations as Rules: The Role of Attention in the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 47 (2011) 1, S.50-60 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0021025
Schlagwörter	Attention; Preschool Children; Cognitive Processes; Spatial Ability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
Abstract	Preschoolers are typically unable to switch sorting rules during the Dimensional Change Card Sort task. One explanation for this phenomenon is attentional inflexibility (Kirkham, Cruess, & Diamond, 2003). In 4 experiments with 3- to 4-year-olds, we tested this hypothesis by examining the influence of dimensional salience on switching performance. Results from these experiments demonstrated that it was more difficult for children to redirect attention from attribute-based rule sets, such as color and shape, than from spatial relational rule sets. Overall, these findings point to a role for attention in performance on the Dimensional Change Card Sort task. (Contains 2 tables, 1 footnote and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10