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Peer reviewedPeeck, J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 1982
Undergraduates generated names of U.S. presidents, states, or animals prior to presentation of a lists of states and presidents. Last recall was tested after 15 minutes or one day. Recall from the mobilized category exceeded recall from the nonmobilized category regardless of whether subjects had previously generated items. Explanations are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Memory
Download full textMason, Emanuel J. – 1980
Reasoning and logical thinking can be defined and explained from different perspectives. Three approaches are reviewed in this report; they are: (1) the logical structure approach; (2) the Piagetian approach of developmental stages; and (3) the information processing or memory approach. Four hypotheses related to these approaches were investigated…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education
