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ERIC Number: EJ260815
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Jan
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Irrelevant Information: Some Effects on Children's Problem-Solving.
Turner, Irene F.; Bentley, Grace
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v7 n1 p41-49 Jan 1982
Social-matching problems were verbally presented to children either with or without concrete models. In each condition, information was provided which was sufficient, superfluous, or irrelevant. Problems containing only irrelevant information were the most difficult, although models enhanced the performance of younger children but depressed the performance of older children. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Utilization, Logical Thinking, Preschool Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ireland