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Peer reviewedCarpendale, Jeremy I.; And Others – Developmental Review, 1996
Argues that reasoning is not governed by mental logic or models. Proposes new operational semantic theory, in which reasoning is based on children's operational understanding of key terms in a given problem. Reports results of a study of class inclusion in which dramatic differences in performance were found as the result of linguistic context.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
