WHAT DOES A WORD ALTER? THE EFFECT OF CONCEPTUAL NETWORKS ON THE DIMENSIONAL CHANGE SORTING TASK

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of the research was to examine the cognitive flexibility of three-year-olds, who usually persevere in the Dimensional Change Card Sort task, when a constant representation was referred in the classic instruction. In accordance with this purpose, the Dimensional Change Pencil Sort task was developed and used in the current study that 13 three-year-olds participated in. Findings seemed to support partially the hypothesis predicted that the kids could achieve the task in terms of rule use and mental representational flexibilities between length and color at the post switch phase in which situation classification dimensions were referred over a real and constant object (pencil) instead of a card. This result drew attention to the conceptual and perceptual mediation roles of language and objects respectively in terms of the cognitive flexibility literature. Keywords: Cognitive development, executive functions, cognitive flexibility, conceptual networks, Dimensional Change Card Sort

Keywords

• Cognitive development, executive functions, cognitive flexibility, conceptual networks, Dimensional Change Card Sort

BİR KELİME NEYİ DEĞİŞTİRİR? BOYUT DEĞİŞTİREREK EŞLEME GÖREVİNE KAVRAMSAL AĞLARIN ETKİSİ

Öz

Özet Bu araştırmanın amacı, üç yaş çocuklarının genellikle perseverasyon gösterdikleri Boyut Değiştirerek Kart Eşleme görevinde kullanılan klasik yönergede sabit bir temsil işaret edildiği zaman çocukların bilişsel esneklik gösterip göstermeyeceklerini sınamaktır. 13 üç yaş çocuğunun katılımcı olduğu çalışmada, amaca uygun olarak Boyut Değiştirerek Kalem Eşleme görevi geliştirilip kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, kart yerine gerçek bir sabit nesne (kalem) üzerinden sınıflama boyutlarına atıf yapıldığı durumda küçük çocukların uzunluk ve renk arasında kural ve temsil esnekliğini yüksek bir başarıyla yapabileceklerini öngören hipotezi kısmen destekler görünmektedir. Bu sonuç, bilişsel esneklik alanyazını açısından dilin kavramsal ve nesnelerin algısal aracılık rollerine dikkat çekmektedir. Anahtar kelimeler: Bilişsel gelişim, yönetici işlevler, bilişsel esneklik, kavramsal ağlar, Boyut Değiştirerek Kart Eşleme

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilişsel gelişim, yönetici işlevler, bilişsel esneklik, kavramsal ağlar, Boyut Değiştirerek Kart Eşleme

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