The effects of analogical training models and age on problem-solving in a new domain
Authors:
- Carmi SchoolerCSCarmi Schooler
- 28 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Experimental Aging Research
- Vol. 16 (3) , 151-154
Abstract
Young and middle-aged adults learned a microcomputer drawing package either with or without an analogical model of the package. Following training, problem-solving flexibility was assessed. Although no age differences were obtained following no-model training, middle-aged subjects performed worse than young subjects following model-based training. These results support the hypothesis that model-based training encourages elaboration and abstraction processes, and that older adults are less likely or less able to engage in such processing.Keywords
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