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Peer reviewedNavon, David; Gopher, Daniel – Psychological Review, 1979
An approach to human performance based on economic concepts is described; the human system employs utility considerations to determine allocation of its limited resources. The efficiency of those resources in performance depends on parameters characterizing the task and the performer. Models and interpretations of dual task performance are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Economic Factors, Input Output Analysis, Mathematical Models
An Economic View of the Acquisition of Reasoning Skills: Agenda for Research in the Information Age.
Peer reviewedBrown, Byron W.; Saks, Daniel H. – Review of Educational Research, 1984
An economic viewpoint is applied to four educational issues in the acquisition of reasoning skills: (1) defining reasoning; (2) methods for producing and developing reasoning skills in the classroom; (3) how the economy allocates and values reasoning skills; and (4) future economic needs for reasoning skills. (BS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Economics
