1996
DOI: 10.1177/0743554896113002
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Developmental Changes in Questioning Strategies during Adolescence

Abstract: Males andfemales from early, middle, and late adolescent age groups were tested with three arrays in a modified version of a 20 Questions problem-solving task The arrays differed by perceptual and conceptual categorical contrasts. The participants'questions were examined to determine (a) how efficiently they used the categorical information present in the arrays and (b) the frequencies of different question types. Analysis showed that the arrays varied in how efficiently they were solved and that late adolesce… Show more

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“…Categorization achieves an adaptive cognitive efficiency in which similar responses may be learned for each class member, and inferences may be drawn about novel entities that are plausible class members (Bruner, Goodnow, & Austin, 1956;Hayes & Taplin, 1993). Developmental changes in the ability to categorize correspond to changes in problem solving ability because categorization is crucial to efficient and successful questioning (Courage, 1989;Drumm & Jackson, 1996;Eimas, 1970;Nelson & Earl, 1973).…”
Section: Questioning Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Categorization achieves an adaptive cognitive efficiency in which similar responses may be learned for each class member, and inferences may be drawn about novel entities that are plausible class members (Bruner, Goodnow, & Austin, 1956;Hayes & Taplin, 1993). Developmental changes in the ability to categorize correspond to changes in problem solving ability because categorization is crucial to efficient and successful questioning (Courage, 1989;Drumm & Jackson, 1996;Eimas, 1970;Nelson & Earl, 1973).…”
Section: Questioning Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies using the 20 questions task indicate age-related improvement in questioning efficiency (Eimas, 1970;Drumm & Jackson, 1996;Mosher & Hornsby, 1966), which is a measure of progress toward a problem's solution. From middle childhood to young adulthood, problem solvers' questions generally eliminate more alternatives as age increases.…”
Section: Questioning Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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