This research is concerned with procedures for studying the cognitive restructuring paradigm of learning Data support the conclusion that devices such as the Reference Tests for Cognitive Factors and the Cognitive Preference Test can be useful in the analysis of curricular effects, particularly within the framework of a cognitive restructuring paradigm.
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