Descriptor
| Behavioral Science Research | 2 |
| Cognitive Processes | 2 |
| Logical Thinking | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Cognitive Development | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Feedback | 1 |
| Learning Processes | 1 |
| Logic | 1 |
| Memory | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Riley, Christine A. | 2 |
| Trabasso, Tom | 2 |
Publication Type
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textTrabasso, Tom; Riley, Christine A. – 1973
This discussion of transitive inferences (if A greater than B & B greater than C, then A greater thean C) emphasizes an information processing analysis of logical thought. The two basic factors considered in such an analysis are (1) the task environment, including its structure, demands, decisions required, and information given; and (2) the…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Riley, Christine A.; Trabasso, Tom – 1973
Four to five-year-old children were asked questions on length involving single or double comparatives in a transitive inference task. The number of comparatives varied within or across pairs. The pairs of sticks were color-coded. Initial pair-wise discrimination training on four adjacent pairs from a five stick array with only verbal feedback was…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students
