The Ebbinghaus illusion was used to study size estimation as influenced by salient features of the central figure. Two groups of fourth graders, 9 boys and 11 girls, and two groups of seventh graders, 9 boys and 9 girls, judged the size of two central figures (an Oreo cookie or a black cardboard disc) with small and large black cardboard disc inducers. Responding showed the Oreo cookie was consistently perceived as larger than the cardboard disc when surrounded by the large inducing figures. The results are discussed in terms of an interaction between the geometric properties and salience of the central figure with the surrounds. This Oreo effect is not predicted by a strict version of the token-value hypothesis and differs from explanations based on contrast and conceptual similarity.
L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier les effets à moyen terme du programme d’intervention précoce du Moncton Headstart. Deux groupes de 17 enfants ont été appariés selon le sexe, l’âge et le revenu familial mensuel. Le groupe expérimental se compose d'enfants ayant participé au programme du Moncton Headstart entre 1990 et 1995. Les enfants du groupe témoin viennent de familles ayant vécu des difficultés financières semblables aux enfants du Moncton Headstart durant cette période, mais n’ayant reçu aucun service formel. L’évaluation porte sur les aptitudes intellectuelles des enfants (à l’aide des instruments VMI et K-BIT), leur rendement scolaire (à l’aide du Canada QUIET), leur structure familiale (à l’aide du FES) et leur adaptation comportementale (à l’aide du CBCL). Seuls plus de conflits familiaux et de problèmes d’extériorisation du comportement distinguent significativement le groupe expérimental du groupe témoin. L’importance de l’adaptation sociale est donc à considérer dans les programmes d’intervention précoce.The objective of study was to determine the effectiveness of the Moncton Headstart Program. The sample consisted of two groups of 17 children each paired on sex, age and family income. The first group included children who were admitted to the program between 1990 and 1995. The comparison group included children from at risk families but who did not receive formal services. Children’s cognitive skills were assessed using the VMI and KBIT, whereas academic skills were assed using the QUIET. The family environment was assessed using the FES and the behaviour profile was assessed using the CBCL. The only two scales which distinguished both groups were family conflicts and behaviour deviancy. Thus social adaptation needs to be considered in early intervention programs
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