The Representation of Comparative Relations and the Transitive Inference Task.

Riley, Christine A.

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ERIC Number: EJ150512

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Representation of Comparative Relations and the Transitive Inference Task

Riley, Christine A.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 22, 1, 1-22, Aug 76

The question of how children represent and use comparative or partially ordered information is examined. Two experiments tested a conjecture that a common representation, a linear order, underlies the processing of all comparatives. (Author/MS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Feedback, Information Processing, Logical Thinking, Memory, Research

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