A dual-process account of the development of scientific reasoning: The nature and development of metacognitive intercession skills

Cognitive Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-471

  Amsel, Eric ^a   Klaczynski, Paul A ^b   Johnston, Adam ^a   Bench, Shane ^a   Close, Jason ^a   Sadler, Eric ^a   Walker, Rick ^a  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual process theory; Metacognitive intercession; Ratio bios task

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149130141     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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