The relationship between latency to respond and task difficulty using items, weighted for difficulty, from the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities was investigated for 49 preschool children. The children were observed as they responded to the items. Response latencies and responses were recorded. Latency to respond was related to difficulty of the task.
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