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ERIC Number: EJ342017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Role of End Anchoring and Congruence in the Solution of Linear Syllogisms.
Newsome, George L., III
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v20 n1 p52-58 Fall 1986
This study examines the effects of task environments and spatial ability on the strategies people use in solving linear syllogisms. Syllogisms that should be difficult according to the imagery theory but easy according to the linguistic theory were solved more accurately when presented visually. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Eidetic Imagery, Higher Education, Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Problem Solving, Psycholinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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