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Peer reviewedFong, Geoffrey T.; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1986
Four experiments are presented to support the theory that the rule system governing the law of large numbers is not tied to a content domain, and that it can be improved by formal teaching techniques. The experiments showed that statistical training enhanced everyday reasoning. Test problems and objective example problems are appended. (LMO)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Cognitive Processes, High Schools
