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Peer reviewedLimon, Margarita; Carretero, Mario – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1997
Reports on an experiment that explored novice learners' responses to anomalous data (new data that contradict previous beliefs). Secondary education students were given both anomalous and confirmatory data concerning various theories about the origin of life on earth. Statistical data reveal their level of awareness of the contradictions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures
