The Emergence of Scientific Reasoning

By Bradley J. Morris, Steve Croker, Amy M. Masnick, Corinne Zimmerman. 2012

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Scientific reasoning encompasses the reasoning and problem-solving skills involved in generating, testing and revising hypotheses or theories, and in the case of fully developed skills, reflecting on the process of knowledge acquisition and knowledge change that results from such inquiry activities. Science, as a cultural institution, represents a “hallmark intellectual achievement of the human species” and these achievements are driven by both individual reasoning and collaborative cognition (Feist, 2006, p. ix).

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education

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