Authors:van der Henst JBAuthor Addr

Authors:
van der Henst JB
Author Address:
CREA, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France. henst@poly.polytechnique.fr
Source:
British Journal Of Psychology (London, England: 1953) [Br J Psychol] 1999 Feb; Vol. 90 ( Pt 1), pp. 73-84.
Publication Type:
Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: ENGLAND NLM ID: 0373124 Publication Model : Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1269 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071269 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Publication : 2011- : West Sussex, England : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication : London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [1953]-
MeSH Terms:
Imagination*
Orientation*
Problem Solving*
Space Perception*
Adolescent ; Attention ; Concept Formation ; Female ; Humans ; Male
Abstract:
The effect of premise order on spatial reasoning was investigated using a paradigm introduced by Byrne & Johnson-Laird in 1989. Three kinds of problems were developed: the first of these was expected to prompt one mental model , whereas the second and third were expected to prompt two mental models. The two- model problems differed from each other by the position (first or last) of a premise which was responsible for an indeterminacy. On the basis of Sperber & Wilson's Relevance theory, published in 1986 and 1995, it was predicted and observed that a two- model problem with the crucial premise in the last position was easier than a two- model problem with the crucial premise in the first position. Moreover, it was predicted and observed that the two- model problem with the crucial premise in the last position was as easy as the one- model problem. Implications of these results for the standard mental model theory of spatial reasoning are discussed.
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 19990426 Date Completed: 19990426 Latest Revision: 20061115
Update Code:
20121129
PMID:
10085546
Database:
MEDLINE with Full Text