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Subjects can base a solution on either logical or empirical properties of a problem solving task. In this study, the difficulty of making a solution on empirical grounds and of making a solution on logical grounds were both varied. It appeared that as the strength of the empirical properties diminished, Ss utilized logical properties to a greater extent. Further, logical properties took precedence over empirical properties as the former became easier to explicate.
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Based on a part of a doctoral dissertation entitled “The effects of the representations of the goal and the problem materials on the problem solving process,” supervised by Dr. M. Simmel and submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Brandeis University.
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Benjafield, J. Logical and empirical thinking in a problem solving task. Psychon Sci 14, 285–286 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329126
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