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ERIC Number: EJ529830
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Children' s Analogical Problem Solving: The Effects of Superficial, Structural, and Procedural Similarity.
Chen, Zhe
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v62 n3 p410-31 Aug 1996
Two experiments with children five and eight years of age examined the effects of different types of similarity on analogical problem solving and explored the cognitive components responsible for these effects. Results indicated that superficial and structural similarity facilitated the process of drawing analogies. (WJC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies