The Empirical Violation of Conservation Laws and Its Relation to Structural Change.

Strauss, Sidney; Liberman, Dov

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Empirical Violation of Conservation Laws and Its Relation to Structural Change

Strauss, Sidney; Liberman, Dov

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 18, 3, 464-479, Dec 74

In a study, few subjects accepted empirical evidence of nonconservation of discontinuous quantity and weight. These findings were interpreted as support for the organismic-developmental claim that lower forms of reasoning are transformed into structurally more advanced forms. (Author/ED)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students, Extinction (Psychology), Learning Theories, Prediction

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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