Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 12-16.

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Training Studies on Rule-based Causal Reasoning in Children Aged 3 to 4 Years

GONG Yin-qing1, LI Hong2, SHENG Li-ping1   

  1. 1. Educational Science of Huzhou Teacher's College, Zhejiang 313000;
    2. School of Psychology, Southwest University, Key Laboratory of Basic Psychology, Beipei, Chongqing 400715
  • Online:2006-10-15 Published:2006-10-15

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Abstract: This experiment studied the internal mechanism of rule-based causal reasoning by training children aged 3 to 4 years in rule-based causal reasoning with a ramp apparatus with two input holes and two output holes.Results revealed that: (1) there was no significant interaction between age and training, the improved performances were not significantly different after training; (2) there was significant interaction between rule type and training.the improved performances were significant ly different between straight rule-based group reasoning and across rule-based reasoning group; (3) The results indicate that providing such redundant non-verbal cues as the ramp uncovered to reveal mechanical shunts, feedback and gesture can facilitate children' use of complex rule systems.

Key words: children aged 3 to 4 years, rule based causal reasoning, capacity, training

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