A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Undergraduate Training on Reasoning.

Lehman, Darrin R.; Nisbett, Richard E.

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Publication Date: 1990

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A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Undergraduate Training on Reasoning.

Lehman, Darrin R.; Nisbett, Richard E.

Developmental Psychology, v26 n6 p952-60 Nov 1990

Effects of undergraduate training on inductive reasoning and logic were examined. Social science training produced significant effects on statistical and methodological reasoning. Natural science and humanities training produced significant effects on conditional logic reasoning. Results indicate that reasoning is taught and generalizable. (BC)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College Mathematics, College Students, Higher Education, Humanities, Longitudinal Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Thinking Skills, Transfer of Training, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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