| Abstract: | ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE IF A RELATION EXISTS BETWEEN PHENOMENAL-REAL DISCRIMINATION AND LENGTH CONSERVATION. 75 5-6 YR. OLDS WERE ASKED TO DESCRIBE HOW 7 STIMULI LOOKED, HOW THEY REALLY WERE, AND ALSO TO CONSERVE THE LENGTH OF 2 EQUAL STICKS THAT WERE MADE TO LOOK UNEQUAL BY THE MULLER-LYER ILLUSION. THE RELATION WAS FOUND, BUT IT IS CONCLUDED THAT A GENERAL PHENOMENAL-REAL DISCRIMINATION CAPACITY MAY BE A NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT CONDITION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LENGTH. (FRENCH SUMMARY) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
