Children (33 boys and 34 girls, 3.6 to 5.4 yr.) categorized as impulsive or reflective information processors matched colored geometric patterns on either the color or form dimension. Reflective children discriminated between the forms more than did impulsives, although all were able, when prodded, to make such discriminations. Analysis of form responses suggested that Ss' tendency to discriminate is a critical variable in predicting form responses and that cognitive tempo reflects underlying differences in such tendencies.
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