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Age-Correlated Incremental Consideration of Velocity Information in Relative Time-to-Arrival Judgments
Robin BaurèsNicolas BenguiguiKlaus LandwehrBehrang KeshavarzDaniel OberfeldHeiko Hechtsubject
General Computer ScienceSocial PsychologyTransition (fiction)05 social sciencesExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyFinish line050105 experimental psychologyTask (project management)Developmental psychology03 medical and health sciencesRace (biology)0302 clinical medicinevelocity informationAge groupschildren[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologyjudgment030217 neurology & neurosurgeryEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
International audience; One hundred fifty-one children and 43 adults judged which of 2 cartoon birds would be the first to arrive at a common finish line. Objects moved unidirectionally along parallel trajectories, either at the same or different speeds, and disappeared at different distances from the goal. Overall, 9-10-year-old children performed as well as adults, but 4-5- and 6-8-year-olds erred significantly more often. On trials for which distance to goal at disappearance was a valid cue, 4-5-year-olds scored 80% correct, and no differences were seen between 6-10-year-olds and adults. On the opposite type of trials, where the trailing bird would win the race, only adults retained their level of performance, and all age groups differed markedly. Findings suggest a gradual developmental transition from a distance-based to a time-based understanding of the task.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-03 |