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ERIC Number: EJ312474
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Development of Analogical Problem-Solving Skill.
Holyoak, Keith J.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n6 p2042-55 Dec 1984
Assesses ability of subjects aged 3 to 6 and 10 to 12 to solve a problem by analogy. Subjects had to discover ways to transfer balls to a bowl; stories read first to some subjects included an analogous problem and its solution. Older children's use of analogies was similar to that of adults; younger children exhibited different limitations. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior, Children, Developmental Stages, Listening, Narration, Preschool Children, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogy