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| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Imagination | 1 |
| Logical Thinking | 1 |
| Problem Solving | 1 |
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| Interchange | 1 |
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| Perkins, David N. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPerkins, David N. – Interchange, 1985
Reasoning and imagining are seen as very different acts of mind. Imagination connotes the counterfactual and the unruly; reasoning connotes a realistic and rule-bound activity. Good reasoning depends crucially on the vigorous exercise of imagination. Good informal reasoning is as difficult, and as dependent on imagination, as mathematical…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Imagination, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving
