Development of intuitive statics. Preschoolers' difficulties judging the stability of asymmetrically shaped objects are not due to extraneous task demands.

Autor/in	Krist, Horst
Titel	Development of intuitive statics. Preschoolers' difficulties judging the stability of asymmetrically shaped objects are not due to extraneous task demands.
Quelle	In: Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychologie, 45 (2013) 1, S. 27-33Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-8637; 2190-6262
DOI	10.1026/0049-8637/a000078
Schlagwörter	Methode; Denken; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kognitive Kompetenz; Schlussfolgerung; Stimulation (Psy); Physik; Aufgabenstellung; Komplexität; Kindergartenkind
Abstract	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 extraneous task demands, the original task was simplified by eliminating the need to judge the stability of varied objects consecutively in a series of trials. Three- and 4-year-old children (N = 65) were presented with L-shaped blocks either sufficiently supported by a platform or not. In 6 experimental trials, children had to judge whether the respective block would fall if released. In agreement with previous results, children exhibited great difficulties judging the stability of the asymmetrically shaped objects. Only 4-year-olds performed reliably above chance, whereas 3-year-olds answered at a chance level. It could thus be confirmed that preschoolers' difficulties judging the stability of asymmetrically shaped objects are not merely due to extraneous task demands. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2013/3