What counts as by? Young children's use of relative distance to judge nearbyness

Bibliographic Data

ID9790296
AuthorsAlycia M Hund (0000-0002-9865-8104, University of Iowa, corresponding author), Jodie M Plumert (0000-0002-2150-7922)
Year2007
Volume43
Issue1
Pages121-133
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.121
PMID17201513
OpenAlexW2163343864
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

The authors investigated how 3- and 4-year-old children and adults use relative distance to judge nearbyness. Participants judged whether several blocks were by a landmark. The absolute and relative distance of the blocks from the landmark varied. In Experiment 1, judgments of nearbyness decreased as the distance from the landmark increased, particularly for 4-year-olds and adults. In Experiment 2, 4-year-olds and adults were more likely to judge objects at an intermediate distance as by the landmark when intervening objects were absent than when intervening objects were present. In Experiment 3, participants of all ages were more likely to judge objects at a short distance as by the landmark when intervening objects were absent. Reliance on relative distance to judge nearbyness becomes more systematic and applicable to larger spatial extents across development

Cartography · Developmental psychology · Geography · Landmark · Categorization, perception, and language · Child and Animal Learning Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation

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