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Direct linkHeyman, Gail D.; Compton, Brian J. – Developmental Science, 2006
Children's sensitivity to context when making inferences about ability was investigated. In three studies, elementary school children (ages 5 to 10, total N = 332) were asked to reason about the relation between academic ability and the speed with which characters completed puzzle tasks. Participants were primed to interpret the characters' task…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Cues, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
