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Young children's spontaneous use of spatial frames of reference in a learning task
Author(s) -
Allen Gary L.,
Kirasic Kathleen C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1988.tb01087.x
Subject(s) - reference frame , frame of reference , task (project management) , psychology , object (grammar) , action (physics) , frame (networking) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , artificial intelligence , computer science , telecommunications , physics , management , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , economics
Young children (3 to 6 years old) participated in two experiments on their spontaneous use of action‐oriented, and place‐oriented frames of reference in learning to find a hidden object. Under an exhaustive search procedure, the task was difficult in all frame of reference conditions for all but the oldest age group. When a limited search procedure was used, differences among frame of reference conditions were observed. Learning to respond on the basis of an action‐oriented frame of reference was very difficult for 3‐ and 4‐year‐olds in this task setting.