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Following 0, 3, 6, 12, or 24 exposures to a red or a green tight, 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children were required on each of 31 trials to choose either the familiarized or a nonfamiliarized light by pushing a button which activated the chosen light. Response duration (RD) on each trial was either 1 or 11 sec for all Ss. Frequency of choice of the nonfamiliarized stimulus was increased by familiarization but did not vary as a function of amount of familiarization. Both alternation and latency varied with age and RD, but not with amount of familiarization.
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This paper is based on a thesis written by the first author under the direction of the second author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Psychology in the Graduate School of the University of South Dakota.
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Mauley, S., Miller, F.D. Factors affecting children’s alternation and choice behaviors. Psychon Sci 13, 65–66 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342412
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