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Representation of Multiple Durations in Children and Adults
Joint Authors
Forman, Helen
Carelli, Maria Grazia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Keeping track of durations of multiple event attributes with different onset and offset times is a challenging task for both children and adults.
In this study, children between 5 and 15 years and young adults observed a puppet show in which three puppets appeared on the scene during overlapping intervals of 30 s to 90 s.
At test, participants completed a conventional time estimation task and a timeline task in which they reconstructed the temporal pattern by drawing a timeline for each puppet.
For all age groups, the timeline task produced more accurate duration judgments than the time estimation task.
Preschoolers’ time estimation was at chance level, but their timeline performance was surprisingly good and age differences were eliminated in some task conditions.
These findings suggest that the timeline procedure provides an efficient retrieval support for complex temporal events and that even preschool-aged children are able to represent multiple asynchronous durations, possibly by relying on relational event knowledge in combination with visuospatial retrieval support.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carelli, Maria Grazia& Forman, Helen. 2012. Representation of Multiple Durations in Children and Adults. Child Development Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507155
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carelli, Maria Grazia& Forman, Helen. Representation of Multiple Durations in Children and Adults. Child Development Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507155
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carelli, Maria Grazia& Forman, Helen. Representation of Multiple Durations in Children and Adults. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507155
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507155