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Peer reviewedMitchell, Christine; Ault, Ruth L. – Child Development, 1979
In terms of Kagan's theory of the problem-solving process, this study explores the relationship between reflection-impulsivity, hypothesis generation and testing, and evaluation of the quality of one's own solutions among children approximately 8 to 12 years old. (JMB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo
Peer reviewedDillon, Ronna F. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1980
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests
Download full textCopeland, Anne P.; Hammel, Robert – 1980
Cognitive self-instructional (CSI) programs have been successful in improving problem-solving skills in many, but not all, children. The importance of understanding the influence of subject characteristics in self-control studies, while often ignored in actual research, has been repeatedly advocated verbally. This paper presents a study designed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Children, Individual Characteristics
Direct linkPuustinen, Minna; Kokkonen, Marja; Tolvanen, Asko; Pulkkinen, Lea – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between students' (100 children aged 8 to 12) help-seeking behavior and impulsivity. Help-seeking behavior was evaluated using a naturalistic experimental paradigm in which children were placed in a problem-solving situation and had the opportunity to seek help from the experimenter, if…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Conceptual Tempo, Structural Equation Models, Measures (Individuals)
McKim, Margaret K. – 1979
This study examines two questions: (1) are the natural environmental contingencies under which reflective and impulsive children operate different? and (2) if so, which, if any of these differences, predict the nature of behavior change? Forty impulsive and reflective children and their mothers were observed while solving discrimination problems…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Cognitive Style
