The Effect of Aging on Reversal and Extradimensional Shifts in Jordan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2315638 |
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| Authors | Mitri E Shanab (California State University, Fresno, corresponding author), Khamis A Qassim (University of Jordan, Amman) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-347 |
| Publication date | 1978-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002202217893006 |
| OpenAlex | W2064958976 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
A two-phase discrimination shift design was used in which 192 Jordanian subjects in the age groups 50-59, 60-69, and 70 years and older were shifted following criterion learning of a discrimination task to either a reversal (R) shift or an extradimensional (ED) shift. Like older children and young adults, subjects in the 50-59 age group executed an R shift faster than an ED shift. Subjects who were 70 years or older, however, found the ED shift easier than the R shift, just as is traditionally found with preschool children. The reversed ontogenetic trend was explained in terms of Kendler and Kendler's two-stage mediational theory
Developmental psychology · Paradigm shift · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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