First, third, and fifth grade boys (15 from each grade) associated to word lists under standard and speeded conditions. Younger boys and boys in the speeded condition produced relatively more developmentally immature and fewer developmentally mature responses. Interactions between the two factors of age and experimental condition were not demonstrated.
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