26 6-yr.-old children were given a memory task in which they were asked to compare the orientation of oblique lines. The performance of the children suggests a spatial representation system similar to that of older children. The representation assigned to obliques within a square display is characterized by the coding of position and axis information. Orientation comparisons are based on matching the coded information. As mental operations are limited the young children often do not respond correctly.
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