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Torque and cognitive development: Some further investigations of Blau's proposals
Author(s) -
Jarman Ronald F.,
Nelson J. Gordon
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198107)37:3<542::aid-jclp2270370317>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - torque , psychology , cognition , set (abstract data type) , task (project management) , cognitive psychology , domain (mathematical analysis) , developmental psychology , computer science , engineering , neuroscience , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , systems engineering , thermodynamics , programming language
This study had three purposes. The first was to attempt to replicate the results of an earlier investigation of torque and cognitive ability, the second was to explore the domain of visual‐spatial processes that may be related to torque, and the third was to examine developmental changes in torque. Forty‐five children of each sex were selected within both the 7 year‐old and 9 year‐old age ranges. A task analysis approach was used to derive a set of visual‐spatial tasks, which were administered to the S s. Results were discussed in terms of their implications for Blau's theory of torque, and major inconsistencies between the results of this study and the torque theory were identified.