Abstract
Twenty-four children between the ages of 47 and 56 months were given a set of matching-from-sample trials which required them to differentiate an outline figure from its up-down or left-right reversal. The children showed a high level of proficiency in this task, indicating a well-developed ability to respond to stimulus orientation as a differentiating cue. Analysis of errors and latency data by type of stimulus figure gave some support to Ghent's downward scanning hypothesis, insofar as up-down reversals gave rise to fewer errors than left-right reversals, and strongly directional figures showed lower latencies than weakly directional ones.
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