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McCloskey, Michael; And Others – 1981
Through everyday experience people acquire knowledge about how moving objects behave. For example, if a rock is thrown up into the air, it will fall back to earth. Research has shown that people's ideas about why moving objects behave as they do are often quite inconsistent with the principles of classical mechanics. In fact, many people hold a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Science, College Students, Concept Formation
