Errors of assent to suggestion outnumber errors of dissent in children's selective judgment, and independent judgment develops through three stages¶

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q2 i? In Bonser's selective judgment test as adapted, the average number of errors due to suggestion (assent) outnumber the other failures in judgment. → Carrie Bansom Squire 1910 q2 i? Three stages of developing independent judgment are observed: assent to all suggestions, conflict without clear comparison of premises, and careful deliberation. → Carrie Bansom Squire 1910

Evidence¶

Carrie Bansom Squire 1910¶

Carrie Bansom Squire. (1910). Graded Mental Tests. Part III. Judgment, Conclusions and Summary of Results. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Graded+Mental+Tests+Squire

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Individual testing of selective judgment (judging good and poor reasons why grass grows in summer) across age groups six to thirteen, unretarded and retarded. Errors of assent exceeded errors of dissent, and the article describes "Three stages in the de- velopment of independent judgment" from assent to deliberation.

"seen, the average number of errors due to suggestion outnum- ber the other failures in judgment. Three stages in the de- velopment of independent judgment are readily discovered: (1) Assent to all suggestions, illustrated by the reactions of the majority of the sixth and seventh year groups;"

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