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ERIC Number: EJ089995
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Extinction of Conservation and Transitivity of Weight
Miller, Scott A.; Lipps, Leann
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 16, 3, 388-402, Dec 73
Investigated whether children will relinquish belief in Piagetian concepts upon presentation of disconfirming evidence. The conservation of weight concept extinguished more readily than transitivity of weight, and only for the latter was a developmental trend evident. (DP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Students, Extinction (Psychology)
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Identifiers: Transitivity of Weight