Observation Is Insufficient for Discovering that the Surface of Still Water Is Invariantly Horizontal
- 13 July 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 181 (4095), 173-174
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.181.4095.173
Abstract
Among women college students who did not know that the surface of still water in a bottle is always horizontal, two types of specific task procedures designed to elicit self-discovery of the principle were ineffective. Failure to acquire the concept was reflected in inaccurate responses on the adjustment task and by inability of students to verbalize a correct strategy.Keywords
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