TY - JOUR
T1 - The balance beam in the balance
T2 - Reflections on rules, relational complexity, and developmental processes
AU - Zelazo, Philip David
AU - Müller, Ulrich
PY - 2002/4
Y1 - 2002/4
N2 - The lead articles by Jansen and van der Maas (2002, this issue) and Halford, Andrews, Dalton, Boag, and Zielinski (2002, this issue) raise numerous questions concerning the development of rule use and how best to assess it. In this Reflection , we focus on the following: (a) When can one infer the use of a rule? (b) What are the mechanisms underlying the development of rule use? and (c) What is the relation between understanding and execution? In addressing these questions, we contrast relational complexity theory with cognitive complexity and control (CCC) theory.
AB - The lead articles by Jansen and van der Maas (2002, this issue) and Halford, Andrews, Dalton, Boag, and Zielinski (2002, this issue) raise numerous questions concerning the development of rule use and how best to assess it. In this Reflection , we focus on the following: (a) When can one infer the use of a rule? (b) What are the mechanisms underlying the development of rule use? and (c) What is the relation between understanding and execution? In addressing these questions, we contrast relational complexity theory with cognitive complexity and control (CCC) theory.
KW - Balance beam
KW - Complexity
KW - Executive function
KW - Reflection
KW - Rules
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U2 - 10.1006/jecp.2002.2667
DO - 10.1006/jecp.2002.2667
M3 - Article
C2 - 11890731
AN - SCOPUS:0036546628
SN - 0022-0965
VL - 81
SP - 458
EP - 465
JO - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
IS - 4
ER -