Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Reflection-impulsivity and the evaluation process.

C Mitchell, R L Ault

    Child Development
    |December 1, 1979
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Children

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Shining a light on blind spots in osteoarthritis research.

    Osteoarthritis and cartilage·2026
    Same author

    Developmental Correlates of Epigenetic and Polygenic Indices of Cognition and Educational Attainment from Birth to Young Adulthood.

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology·2026
    Same author

    A Principle-Based Approach to Visual Identification Systems for Hospitalized People with Dementia.

    Journal of bioethical inquiry·2023
    Same author

    Radiological analysis and outcomes of isolated greater tuberosity fracture-dislocations.

    Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2023
    Same author

    COS-Speech: protocol to develop a core outcome set for dysarthria after stroke for use in clinical practice and research.

    Trials·2023
    Same author

    Primary pancreatic spindle cell sarcoma with a TMEM106B::BRAF gene fusion treated with MEK inhibition.

    Pathology·2022
    Same journal

    Timing and type of domestic violence exposure and adolescents' experiences of peer violence.

    Child development·2026
    Same journal

    Comprehension of "can" predicts performance on a nonverbal measure of modal concepts at 48 but not 36 months.

    Child development·2026
    Same journal

    An associative learning account of how saliva becomes a cue for comfort.

    Child development·2026
    Same journal

    If moms do it, it can't be that important: Children's reasoning about gender disparities in domestic work.

    Child development·2026
    Same journal

    Adapting under stress: How sociocultural stress intensity and fluctuation shape youth school engagement and internalizing symptoms.

    Child development·2026
    Same journal

    Children across diverse societies exchange reasons to resolve disagreements.

    Child development·2026
    See all related articles

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Reflection-impulsivity, a cognitive style, influences problem-solving.
    • Kagan's theory provides a framework for understanding cognitive styles.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the link between reflection-impulsivity and hypothesis generation/testing.
    • To examine the evaluation of solution quality in relation to cognitive style.

    Main Methods:

    • Administered the Matching Familiar Figures test (MFF) and a pattern-matching task.
    • Studied 94 children aged 8-0 to 11-11 years.
    • Utilized multiple regression and analyses of variance.

    Main Results:

    • Inaccurate MFF performance correlated with premature solution offering and errors despite adequate information.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Reflection-impulsivity, measured by MFF, related to evaluation processes in a visual task.
  • Hypothesis-testing showed a weak association with MFF performance.

    • Conclusions:

    • Reflection-impulsivity significantly impacts the evaluation of problem-solving processes in children.
    • Cognitive styles like reflection-impulsivity play a role in how children approach and solve problems.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand the nuances of hypothesis testing in relation to cognitive styles.