TY - JOUR

T1 - Conditions for Piagetian Stage IV search errors in a task using transparent occluders

AU - Yates, David J

AU - Bremner, Gavin

PY - 1988

Y1 - 1988

N2 - In a Piagetian Stage IV search task in which the object was in plain view under transparent covers, Butterworth (1977) obtained errors from nearly half the infants but noted few errors when the object was uncovered. This study investigates the possibility that errors arise in the former case because novel transparent covers present a particular distraction. Butterworth's results with transparent covers were replicated under his conditions of administration, but virtually no errors were obtained when infants were familiarized with the covers prior to testing. From this and other results it is suggested that errors in search for a visible object only occur when the infant's attention is drawn by other features of the array.

AB - In a Piagetian Stage IV search task in which the object was in plain view under transparent covers, Butterworth (1977) obtained errors from nearly half the infants but noted few errors when the object was uncovered. This study investigates the possibility that errors arise in the former case because novel transparent covers present a particular distraction. Butterworth's results with transparent covers were replicated under his conditions of administration, but virtually no errors were obtained when infants were familiarized with the covers prior to testing. From this and other results it is suggested that errors in search for a visible object only occur when the infant's attention is drawn by other features of the array.

U2 - 10.1016/0163-6383(88)90002-1

DO - 10.1016/0163-6383(88)90002-1

M3 - Journal article

VL - 11

SP - 411

EP - 417

JO - Infant Behavior and Development

JF - Infant Behavior and Development

SN - 0163-6383

IS - 4

ER -