MATURATION OF MAZE BEHAVIOR IN PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN

被引：8
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作者：
WERTLIEB, D [1 ]
ROSE, D [1 ]
机构：
[1] TUFTS UNIV,ELIOT PEARSON DEPT CHILD STUDY,BOSTON,MA 02111
来源：
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1979年 / 15卷 / 04期
关键词：
deficits; hippocampus; inflexibility; invariability; maturation; maze behavior; perseveration; preschool children;
D O I：
10.1037/h0078085
中图分类号：
B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];
学科分类号：
040202 ;
摘要：
In a hypothesis derived largely from animal literature, Douglas proposed that the hippocampus in the human brain matures at about 4 to 5 years of age. In the present experiment, this was investigated with maze learning in preschool children. As predicted, younger preschoolers exhibited deficits observed in hippocampectomized adult animals, namely, perseveration, inflexibility, and invariability, in terms of several measures of errors and routes selected. Older preschoolers exhibited the flexibility and variability more characteristic of an adult animal with intact hippocampus. Thus, the base of support for the hypothesis was broadened beyond spontaneous alternation data reported by Douglas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
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页码：478 / 479
页数：2
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