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Publication Date: 1993
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On the Uncertainty of Conservation: Responses to Misleading Conservation Questions.
Winer, Gerald A.; McGlone, Chadd
Developmental Psychology, v29 n4 p760-69 Jul 1993
Three studies of preadolescents and college students found that many children and adults failed to give logically correct answers when presented with misleading weight conservation questions. The results show the importance of suggestibility and context. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adults, Conservation (Concept), Context Effect, Logical Thinking, Preadolescents, Weight (Mass)
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Language: English
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