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ERIC Number: EJ370874
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Knowing When You Don't Know: Developmental and Situational Considerations.
Scholnick, Ellin Kofsky; Wing, Clara S.
Developmental Psychology, v24 n2 p190-96 Mar 1988
The influence of three variables on response to undecidability was studied: (1) dual- versus single-solution rules; (2) nature of the choice contrast, and (3) presence or absence of additional information to resolve the undecidability. Participants were college students and third, fourth, and fifth grade elementary school students. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Decision Making, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Games, Individual Development, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Rule Application; Undecidability