Schema induction in problem solving: A multidimensional analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 583-600

  Chen, Zhe ^a,c   Mo, Lei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING;

HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 2442548543     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.3.583     Document Type: Article

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