Bridging the gap between theory and model: A reflection on the balance scale task

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 466-481

  Turner, Geoffrey F W ^a   Thomas, Hoben ^b  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance scale; Latent class analysis; Mixture model; Relational complexity; Rule; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; NOTE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036550628     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2002.2668     Document Type: Article

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