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The child's conception of geometry
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This volume from Piaget's laboratory in Geneva deals primarily with the development of notions of measurement and geometrical concepts like coordinates, angles, and areas as discussed by the authors, and is a companion piece to The Child's Conception of Space.Abstract:
This volume from Piaget's laboratory in Geneva deals primarily with the development of notions of measurement and geometrical concepts like coordinates, angles, and areas. It is a companion piece to The Child's Conception of Space.read more
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Differences in Spatial Knowledge Acquired from Maps and Navigation
TL;DR: Models of the spatial knowledge people acquire from maps and navigation and the procedures required for spatial judgments using this knowledge are proposed and results are consonant with the proposed mechanisms.
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Topographical disorientation: a synthesis and taxonomy
TL;DR: A review is offered here that has as its aim the creation of a taxonomy that accurately reflects the behavioural impairments and neuroanatomical findings of this literature, guided by an appreciation of the models of normative way-finding offered by environmental psychology and recent neuroscience research.
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Mental representations of spatial relations.
TL;DR: Three classes of theories of the mental representation of spatial relations were tested, one of which supported partially hierarchical theories of spatial representations, and computer simulations supported this conclusion.
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Transitive Inferences and Memory in Young Children
Peter Bryant,T. Trabasso +1 more
TL;DR: Contrary to the conclusions of Piaget, young children can make transitive inferences if precautions are taken to prevent deficits of memory from being confused with inferential deficits.