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Peer reviewedMarkovits, Henry; Vachon, Robert – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Studied high school and university students' use of mental representations in reasoning, and the developmental progression of their reasoning with concrete and abstract content. Reasoning was more difficult with abstract content. Abstract problems followed by concrete ones led to reduced concrete problem performance for high schoolers but not for…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Groups, College Students, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKuhn, Deanna; Ho, Victoria – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Presentation of a "natural experiment" problem situation to fourth, sixth, and eighth graders and college students revealed that not until adolescence could subjects isolate alternative or additive causes in a multivariable situation. (JMB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedEisenberg, Nancy; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined prosocial moral reasoning in children during an 11-year period. Found that (1) hedonistically oriented reasoning declined until adolescence; (2) reasoning based on others' needs increased until early adolescence and then declined; and (3) girls' overall reasoning was higher than boys'. Found some association of prosocial reasoning with…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Altruism, Children
Peer reviewedLehman, Darrin R.; Nisbett, Richard E. – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Effects of undergraduate training on inductive reasoning and logic were examined. Social science training produced significant effects on statistical and methodological reasoning. Natural science and humanities training produced significant effects on conditional logic reasoning. Results indicate that reasoning is taught and generalizable. (BC)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College Mathematics, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKruger, Ann Cale; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Investigates whether children's use of reasoning differs in child-child and adult-child discussions of moral dilemmas. Supports Piaget's contention that moral discussions with peers feature a more spontaneous use of reasoning than do discussions with adults. (HOD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Development, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewedLamborn, Susie D. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
A 10-step scale for assessing development of understanding relationships between honesty and kindness was developed and administered to 113 youths. Results indicated that development moved through 3 stages, as youths age 9-12 demonstrated abstract concepts of honesty and kindness; age 13-15 demonstrated simple abstract relations; and age 16-20…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Altruism, Children
