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Direct linkAtzeni, Thierry; Carbonnel, Serge – Brain and Cognition, 2004
The majority of the models which attempt to explain category-specific deficits are based on the assumption that the conceptual knowledge is represented in a permanent way in memory (abstractive view). Carbonnel, Charnallet, David, and Pellat (1997) showed that a non-abstractive view would be more suitable to account for some of these cases. The…
Descriptors: Semantics, Memory, Hypothesis Testing, Cognitive Psychology
Peer reviewedOhlsson, Stellan, Ed.; Lehtinen, Erno, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1997
To enhance the study of abstract knowledge and to make it a central concern in the study of cognition, and to explore the nature of abstractions and the function of abstraction, the seven chapters in this special issue formulate researchable hypotheses, propose working hypotheses, identify major phenomena, and outline possible educational…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
