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Peer reviewedKesler, Mary S.; And Others – Human Development, 1976
Groups of middle-aged and elderly men and women were compared on three problem solving tasks, including written problems, the 20-questions procedure, and problems administered on a Heuristic Evaluation Problem Programmer. (MS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Background, Intelligence Differences, Middle Aged Adults
Peer reviewedPellegrini, David S. – Child Development, 1985
Evaluates fourth-to seventh-grade children on two aspects of social cognition: interpersonal understanding and means-ends problem-solving ability. Relates the two variables to sex, age, IQ, social class, and multiple dimensions of competence. Both variables significantly correlated with I.Q. while interpersonal understanding also correlated with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Elementary Education, Empathy
Download full textGreenberger, Ellen; And Others – 1970
Problem solving flexibility (PSF), an ability commonly assessed in creativity batteries, was studied in a sample of middle class children (grades 1 through 3, average IQ 114), tested on questions resembling Guilford's consequences procedure. An hypothesis linking PSF with alertness to and interest in the environment was generally supported, more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Age Differences, Anxiety
