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Peer reviewedJeffries, Robin; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1977
The water jug task model was extended to four variations of the Missionaries--Cannibals river-crossing problem. Different cover stories resulted in large differences in number of illegal moves, but no difference in number of legal moves to solution. The three-stage process model explains both legal and illegal moves. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Games, Higher Education
