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Revlin, Russell; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1981
Whether overgeneralization of quantified relations in a story reflects reasonable inferences from the story's theme was examined. Subjects read narratives with similar story structures but different thematic conflicts. Recognition results showed that overgeneralization "errors" are systematic, consistent with thematic elements of the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Error Analysis (Language), Generalization, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShapiro, Edward S.; McCurdy, Barry L. – Exceptional Children, 1989
In an effort to increase reading proficiency, five 9th- and 10th-grade students with behavior disorders were instructed to read along with an audiotape of vocabulary words. Results suggested significant effects due to practice. Minimal generalization from reading word lists to reading passages was demonstrated. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Behavior Disorders, Connected Discourse, Drills (Practice)
