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ERIC Number: EJ402890
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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When Covariation Is Not Enough: The Role of Causal Mechanism, Sampling Method, and Sample Size in Causal Reasoning.
Koslowski, Barbara; And Others
Child Development, v60 n6 p1316-27 Dec 1989
Investigates the role of causal mechanism, sampling method, and sample size in causal reasoning of 216 sixth and ninth grade and college students. Subjects did not base judgments solely on covariation. Age differences were negligible when covariation was absent and striking when covariation was present. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Sample Size, Sampling, Secondary School Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Reasoning; Covariation