Logical Abilities in Children: Volume 2 - 9781138087866

Taylor & Francis

Logical Abilities in Children: Volume 2Logical Inference: Underlying Operations\nAuthor(s): Daniel N. Osherson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138087866, 978-1138087866\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1974, the second volume of four (Logical Inference: Underlying Operations) provides a process-model for the solution of certain syllogistic reasoning problems. Testable predictions of the model are easily derived, and the available evidence supports the models description of the real-time mental steps mediating these logical abilities. A theory of development, connected to the model, makes these volumes all the more important for cognitive, developmental, and educational psychologists, as well as educators and linguists.