Children gradually construct spatial representations of temporal events

English‐speaking adults often recruit a “mental timeline” to represent events from left‐to‐right (LR), but its developmental origins are debated. Here, we test whether preschoolers prefer ordered linear representations of events and whether they prefer culturally conventional directions. English‐spe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child development 2022-09, Vol.93 (5), p.1380-1397
Hauptverfasser:	Tillman, Katharine A., Fukuda, Eren, Barner, David
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Schlagworte:	Cultural Differences Preschool Children Sequences Spatial Ability Spatial analysis Spatial discrimination Time Perspective Two image
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