Reduction of Demand Characteristics in the Measurement of Certainty during Modeled Conversation.

Robert, Michele

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Publication Date: 1989

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Reduction of Demand Characteristics in the Measurement of Certainty during Modeled Conversation.

Robert, Michele

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v47 n3 p451-66 Jun 1989

Documents cognitive processes mediating the observational learning of conservation. Findings suggest the presence of demand characteristics for high undifferentiated ratings under a public format of certainty appraisal. This contamination prevents valid monitoring of the course of cognitive rule processing. (RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Learning, Performance Factors, Primary Education, Research Methodology, Research Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)

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