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| Research article summary (published 30 Oct 2002): |
Spontaneous analogical transfer in 4-year-olds: a microgenetic study.
Full Abstract
The purpose of the current microgenetic study was to examine children's spontaneous application of analogical problem solving from story problems to physical tasks. Thirty-six 4-year-olds (M=54.7 months), randomly assigned to an experimental or a control condition, participated. The results indicate that 4-year-old children did, with varying success, spontaneously apply analogical solutions to physical problems across sessions. A positive effect over time on children's spontaneous analogical problem solving was found. Additionally, a few children even gave an analogical strategy-related explanation for their own physical behavior. There was much inter- and intra-individual variability, which may indicate that 4 years of age is a period of change in the development of analogical reasoning.
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Author/s: Tunteler, Erika (E); Resing, Wilma C M (WC);
Affiliation: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. tunteler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of experimental child psychology (J Exp Child Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Nov; vol 83 (issue 3) : pp 149-66
Dates: Created 2002/11/29; Completed 2003/04/04; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12457858, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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