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Performance demands in the selection of objects for counting

J N Towse1, G J Hitch

  • 1Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
|February 1, 1996
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive development
  • Visual perception
  • Child psychology

Background:

  • Object counting in children is influenced by visual processing.
  • Understanding how children overcome perceptual grouping is key to understanding counting development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the visual processes underlying object counting in children.
  • To examine the impact of object arrangement and differentiation on counting accuracy and speed.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Presented 7- and 8-year-old children with identical objects in random and linear configurations.
  • Experiment 2: Introduced color differentiation to assess the proximity effect.

Main Results:

  • Random object arrays were counted faster but with more errors than linear arrays.
  • A spatial proximity effect was observed, hindering counting in dense arrangements.
  • Differentiating objects by color eliminated the proximity effect.

Conclusions:

  • Object counting in children involves overcoming Gestalt grouping principles.
  • Visual perception and grouping, not fine-motor skills, are primary factors in counting limitations.

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