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Modeling growth and individual differences in spatial tasks / Hoben Thomas, Arnold Lohaus ; with commentary by C.J. Brainerd.
- Title
- Modeling growth and individual differences in spatial tasks / Hoben Thomas, Arnold Lohaus ; with commentary by C.J. Brainerd.
- Author
- Thomas, Hoben
- Publication
- Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c1993.
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- Description
- vii, 192 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Demonstrating the power of mathematical modelling in testing theoretical assumptions, this volume presents two studies of the development of spatial abilities among seven- to 16-year-old subjects. The emergence of two distinct groups of "good" and "poor" performers has implications for a number of issues, including those of continuity-discontinuity of development and gender differences.
- Series Statement
- Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 0037-976X ; serial no. 237, v. 58, no. 9, 1993
- Uniform Title
- Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development v. 58, no. 9, serial no. 237.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-168).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- I. Introduction: A Perspective on Modeling of Behavior -- II. The Acquisition of the Concept of Horizontality and Verticality -- III. A Brief Methodological Primer -- IV. Study 1: Performance on the Water-Level Task from Childhood Through Adolescence -- V. Diagnosing Response Strategies in Water-Level Task Performance -- VI. Performance on the Van Task During Childhood and Adolescence -- VII. The Joint Structure of the Water-Level and Van Tasks -- VIII. Study 2: Replication and Extension to the Realm of Verbal Activities -- IX. Verbally Expressed Understanding of Principles and Performance on Spatial Tasks -- X. General Discussion -- Appendix A: Estimation in Bivariate Binomial Mixtures -- Appendix B: Applications of Discrete Mixture Methodology to Experiments -- Appendix C: Correspondence Between Mixtures of Unknown Form and Binomial Mixtures -- Commentary: Cognitive Development Is Abrupt (But Not Stage-Like) / C.J. Brainerd -- Statement of Editorial Policy.
- ISBN
- 0226796027
- OCLC
- 29552099
- SCSB-14236555
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library