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Cooper, Lynn A.; Shepard, Roger N. – Scientific American, 1984
Experiments to probe the nature of one mode of thinking, imagined spatial operations, have been devised. Results confirm that the mind can model physical processes, subjecting them to the geometric constraints that hold in the external world. The experimental work and implications are discussed in detail. (MNS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Educational Research
van der Sanden, Johan M. M.; Schouten, Tony A. – 1985
Research was performed in lower grade technical schools in the Netherlands to study complex psychomotor tasks requiring integration of several task-dependent skills. In two studies, students were observed performing metal work. They were assigned to instructional conditions of high, intermediate or low structure. Students in the high-structure…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Factor Analysis
