Can young preschool children be trained to perform percept deprivation tasks?
Young preschool children aged 2 and 3 years were exposed to a novel paradigm designed to train visual perception skills. The results indicate that children of this age can be trained to perform a percept deprivation task that requires a sophisticated understanding of attention not normally mastered until 3.5-4 years. Results are discussed with reference to engagement, a precursor to an adult-like understanding of perception.
McGuigan
Nicola
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School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom, KY16 9JP. nm32@st-andrews.ac.uk
D001290:Attitude; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires