Age-correlated differences vs. changes in intellectual abilities: Can both aspects be explained by the speed variable?Abstract. To explain cognitive development across the life-span, a “strong” version of the speed hypothesis posits that changes in ...
Working memory in 4- to 5-year-old children: Theoretical issues and empirical findingsAbstract. In the present study, the precise and reliable assessment of young children’s working memory capacities is investigated. A battery of eight working memory ...
Benefits of Active Control of the Study Experience and Implications for Educational SettingsAbstract.Background: The concept of active learning has played a crucial role in education and continues to inform a wide ...
Security of attachment and the development of speech and cognitionAbstract. This study focuses on the analysis of relationships between infants' attachment and the development of speech and cognition. It is expected that a secure attachment will be ...
Previous research on the development of intuitive statics has revealed that preschoolers’ ability to judge the stability of asymmetrically shaped objects is severely limited (Krist, 2010). To overrule the objection that this limitation is caused by ...
This study examined how the testing procedure might affect performances on the water-level task and the verticality task in the course of development, comparing performances on a two-dimensional graphic version (drawings of jars and of a hillside) and on ...
Zusammenfassung. Im Rahmen einer Kategorisierungsstudie zur Unterscheidung von Menschen und Säugetieren wurden je 20 neun und elf Monate alte Kinder an 10 verschiedene Exemplare einer Kategorie gewöhnt, bevor sie ein Exemplar der kontrastierenden ...
Abstract. Recent studies have ascertained a link between the motor system and imagery in children. A motor effect on imagery is demonstrated by the influence of stimuli-related movement constraints (i. e., constraints defined by the musculoskeletal system)...
Das Ziel der längsschnittlich angelegten Studie besteht darin, frühe Einflussfaktoren auf die numerische Entwicklung im Alter von sechs Jahren ausfindig zu machen. Hierzu werden kognitive Faktoren (Intelligenz, Arbeitsgedächtnis, Abruf von Informationen ...
Zusammenfassung. Ausgehend von neueren Forschungsergebnissen, die auf Basiskompetenzen wissenschaftlichen Denkens schon im Grundschulalter hinweisen, stellen wir ein dreistufiges Entwicklungsmodell (natur)wissenschaftlicher Kompetenz vor, das einen ...
The development of complex prospective memory performance in childrenAbstract. Despite its importance for the cognitive development and the everyday life of children, little is known about the developmental course of prospective memory in preschool and ...
Development of manual dexterity, executive functions, and scholastic achievement in children at risk for developmental coordination disordersThe present 3-year-longitudinal study investigated manual dexterity, executive functions, and scholastic ...
Developmental changes of general cognitive abilities and school related skills in children and adolescents: Evidence of a widening gap?Abstract. The present paper deals with a re-analysis of data of the Munich Longitudinal Study (LOGIC; Weinert & ...
This study investigated the influence of egocentric and allocentric viewpoints on a comparison task of length estimation in children and adults. A total of 100 participants ranging in age from 5 years to adulthood were presented with virtual scenes ...
Early diagnosisAbstract. This special issue presents papers on the current discussion about approaches of early diagnosis of motor, cognitive, and socio-emotional development. The focus is on the assessment of developmental risks during the first three ...
Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde untersucht, ob Säuglinge im ersten Lebensjahr Gesichter analytisch (anhand von einzelnen Merkmalen) oder holistisch (anhand der Gesamtkonfiguration) verarbeiten. Gemäß des sogenannten “Switch-Design“ nach ...
Heterogeneous development of children of postnatally depressed mothersAbstract.Background: Biological-genetic mechanisms as well as social-interactional pathways of transmission are discussed as determinants of developmental disorders among children at ...
Imitation by infants during the first 2 years of lifeAbstract. Imitation is an important cognitive and social cognitive ability in early childhood. In the last two decades infancy research has focused mainly on the study of deferred imitation as a ...
Abstract. We examined the hypothesis that infants’ early action segmentation is guided by knowledge about simple movement-effect associations. Nine- and 12-month-olds were familiarized with a video showing a sequence of two actions, each a simple ...