Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2002):

Time and number discrimination in a bisection task with a sequence of stimuli: a developmental approach.

Full Abstract

Children, aged 5 and 8 years, and adults were tested in a bisection task with a sequence of stimuli in which time and number co-varied. In a counting and a non-counting condition, they were instructed either to process the duration of this sequence while ignoring the number of stimuli (temporal bisection), or to process the number of stimuli while ignoring the duration (numerical bisection). In the temporal bisection task, number interfered with the 5-year-olds' temporal performance, indicating that young children did not process time and number independently in a sequence of stimuli when they had to attend to duration. However, number interference decreased both with age and counting strategy. In contrast, in the numerical bisection task, duration did not interfere with numerical discrimination for any age group.

Author information

Author/s: Droit-Volet, Sylvie (S); Clément, Angélique (A); Fayol, Michel (M);

Affiliation: Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale de la Cognition, CNRS (UMR 6024), Université Blaise Pascal, 34 avenue Carnot, 63037 Clermont-Ferrand, France. droit(-atsign-)srvpsy.univ-bpclermont.fr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of experimental child psychology (J Exp Child Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 84 (issue 1) : pp 63-76

Dates: Created 2003/01/29; Completed 2003/05/23; Revised 2006/09/18;

PMID: 12553918, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Child Child Development - physiology Child, Preschool Cognition Female

Humans Male Mathematics Random Allocation Time Perception - physiology

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