Mental models in social interaction

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-248

  Fernández Berrocal, Pablo ^a   Santamaría, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive change; Mental models; Peer interaction; Reasoning; Relational reasoning; Social interaction; Spatial reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751061437     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JEXE.74.3.227-248     Document Type: Article

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