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ERIC Number: EJ073743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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An Attempt to Extinguish Conservation of Weight in College Students
Miller, Scott A.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, 8, 2, 316, Mar 73
These results stand in sharp contrast to those previously reported which concluded that most college students will abandon conservation; the present finding is of strong (though less than perfect) resistance. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: College Students, Conservation (Concept), Data Analysis, Extinction (Psychology), Feedback, Task Performance, Weight
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