Generating initial models for reasoning

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-212

  Dixon, James A ^a   Tuccillo, Frank ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical transfer; Cognitive development; Knowledge acquisition; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0035259446     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2000.2565     Document Type: Article

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