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Children's Differential Performance on Deductive and Inductive Syllogisms by Galotti, Kathleen M, Komatsu, Lloyd K, Voelz, Sara

“…At what age and in what ways do children distinguish deductive and inductive problems? In Experiment 1, students from kindergarten and from Grades 2, 4, and 6…”
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A new way of assessing ways of knowing : The attitudes toward thinking and learning survey (ATTLS) by GALOTTI, K. M, CLINCHY, B. M, AINSWORTH, K. H, LAVIN, B, MANSFIELD, A. F

“…In four studies, college students (both male and female, predominantly white) filled out a 50-item survey consisting of statements illustrating "separate"…”
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Making a "Major" Real-Life Decision: College Students Choosing an Academic Major by Galotti, Kathleen M

“…College students were surveyed in their 1st year and again 1 year later about their decision regarding which major to declare. They listed criteria and…”
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Adolescents' Experience of a Life-Framing Decision by Galotti, Kathleen M, Kozberg, Steven F

“…High school students (n=322) participating in a year-long study of the college selection decision-making process showed greater certainty and readiness to make…”
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Gender differences in self-reported moral reasoning: a review and new evidence by GALOTTI, K. M

“…Sixty-four undergraduates wrote responses to the question, "When faced with a moral dilemma, what issues or concerns influence your decision?" The responses…”
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Individual Differences in Syllogistic Reasoning: Deduction Rules or Mental Models? by Galotti, Kathleen M, Baron, Jonathan, Sabini, John P

“…Two studies examined the correlates of reasoning ability on a syllogistic reasoning task in subjects who lacked formal background in logic. The main issue…”
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Approaches to Studying Formal and Everyday Reasoning by Galotti, Kathleen M

“…Reviews the current literature on different types of reasoning, showing little integration across different studies and very little explicit discussion…”
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Acoustic and perceptual indicators of emotional stress by Streeter, L A, Macdonald, N H, Apple, W, Krauss, R M, Galotti, K M

“…Tape recordings of telephone conversations of Consolidated Edison's system operator (SO) and his immediate superior (CSO), beginning an hour before the 1977…”
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Gender and Developmental Differences in Adolescents' Conceptions of Moral Reasoning by Galotti, Kathleen M

“…Students' written responses to open-ended moral questions were studied by having 61 eighth graders, 73 eleventh graders, and 52 college sophomores respond to…”
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Older adolescents' thinking about academic/vocational and interpersonal commitments by GALOTTI, K. M, KOZBERG, S. F

“…Sixty-eight college students listed the factors they consider or would consider when making the following commitments: choosing courses, choosing a major,…”
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Ways of Knowing as Learning Styles: Learning MAGIC with a Partner by Galotti, Kathleen M, Drebus, David W, Reimer, Rebecca L

“…College student pairs learned a complex card game using a scripted set of turns and written explanations, played the game, rated perceptions of and reactions…”
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Midwife or doctor: a study of pregnant women making delivery decisions by Galotti, Kathleen M, Pierce, Beverly, Reimer, Rebecca L, Luckner, Amy E

“…Eighty-eight women from diverse educational backgrounds were interviewed as they made several important and related life decisions during their pregnancies. In…”
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Real-life decision making: Parents choosing a first-grade placement by GALOTTI, KATHLEEN M., TINKELENBERG, CAREY E.

“…We report a short-term longitudinal investigation of how parents of kindergartners select an educational option for their child. Our focus was on the…”
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Children's reasoning about social, physical, and logical regularities: a look at two worlds by Komatsu, L.K, Galotti, K.M

“…In 2 studies, 6-, 8-, and 10-year-old children were interviewed about 3 different types of regularities or rules: social conventions, physical laws, and…”
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Younger and Older Adolescents' Thinking about Commitments by Galotti, Kathleen M

“…Examines development of the concept of commitment in relation to adolescents' choice of a career and romantic partner. Subjects were 163 male and female ninth…”
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Correlates of syllogistic reasoning skills in middle childhood and early adolescence by GALOTTI, K. M, KOMATSU, L. K

“…Sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders, and college students, were given a preliminary test of categorical syllogistic reasoning ability. In a subsequent…”
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Approaches to studying formal and everyday reasoning by Galotti, K M

“…Examines 3 major programmatic approaches to the study of reasoning that appear to have generality that extends beyond one specific task: the componential…”
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Helps and hindrances for adolescents making important real-life decisions by Galotti, Kathleen M.

“…This article presents data from college students reminiscing about important decisions they have made in the last year. Students who consider more alternatives…”
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Gender differences in self-reported moral reasoning: a review and new evidence by Galotti, K M

“…Only one discernable thematic difference in the responses written by men and the responses written by women emerged: men were more likely to write essays coded…”
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Correlates of syllogistic reasoning skills in middle childhood and early adolescence by Galotti, K M, Komatsu, L K

“…Sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders, and college students, were given a preliminary test of categorical syllogistic reasoning ability. In a subsequent…”
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