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Download full textCotton, Jown W. – 1974
This investigation compares overt judgments about tenable hypotheses to choices in a concept identification task, as a function of stimulus similarity on successive trials. Two mathematical models are tested: (a) A 1-element local consistency version of Restle's concept identification model and (b) the same model with two additional passive states…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking
Gross, Thomas F.; Hayes, Donald S. – 1978
This study assesses the effects of visual and verbal rehearsal on the problem solving efficiency of preschool children. The study examines the use of stimulus pretraining designed to induce verbal rehearsal and compares the effectiveness of induced verbal rehearsal with the effectiveness of induced visual rehearsal. Fifty-four middle class…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Information Seeking, Learning Processes, Mediation Theory
