U-Shaped Behavioral Growth

List of Contributors

Preface

Introduction

Representational Reorganization

Relations Between Phases 1 and 3

Reference Note

References


1 U-Shaped Behavioral Growth in Ratio Comparisons

Method

Subjects

Results

Discussion

Reference Notes

References


2 U-Shaped Behavioral Curves: It's Not Whether You're Right or Wrong, It's Why

The Rule Assessment Approach to Cognitive Development

Possible Performance Patterns

References


3 Nonmonotone Assessment of Monotone Development: An Information Processing Analysis

The Uniqueness of Developmental Psychology

Are U-Shaped Curves Important?

Qualitative and Quantitative Differences in Knowledge Systems

Production Systems and Developmental Theory

Reference Notes

References


4 An Information Processing Viewpoint on Nonmonotone Assessment of Monotone Development

A Model of Transition

Sources of Nonmonotone Developmental Phenomena

Reference Note

References


5 Starting to Talk Worse: Clues to Language Acquisition from Children's Late Speech Errors

Overregularization of Inflectional Morphology: A Jumping-Off Point

Learning About Lexical Structure

Implicit and Explicit Ways to Say the Same Thing

Recognizing Abstract Similarities Between Spatial and Nonspatial Meanings

Summary and Conclusions

Reference Note

References


6 First Intimations of Artistry

The Enigma of Early Artistic Production

Early Metaphors

First Drawings

Patterns of Development in Literary and Graphic Realms

Portraying the Skills of the Young Child: A First Draft of Artistry

Two Facets of Artistry

Reference Notes

References


7 Face Perception: Anomalies of Development

From Two to Ten: What Is Developing?

Developmental Anomalies in Adolescence

Explanations of Development

General Conclusions

Reference Notes

References


8 Revisiting Children's Drawings of Simple Rhythms: A Function for Reflection-in-Action

An Overview of the Typology

Action and Description

The Typology Revisited

Conclusions and Implications

Reference Notes

References


9 Intuitive Thinking? A Digression Stimulated by U-Shaped Curves

U-Shaped Curves in the Context of Intuitive Thinking

References


10 Nonmonotonic Developmental Trends in Social Cognition: The Case of Gender Identity

A Study of Gender Constancy Development

Cognitive Channeling of Social-Affective Processes

Theories of U-Shaped Growth

Implications for Measurement

Reference Notes

References


11 Studies in the Development of Cognitive Processes

The Stable State

The Initial State

The Mapping Function

Instructive Versus Selective Theories of Learning in Language Acquisition

Development, Memory, and Cognitive Continuity

Observations About Some Developmental Sequences

General Discussion and Conclusion

References

Index