Abstract
As a further test of a rule model of analogical reasoning, 24 problems from the Raven Progressive Matrices were given 93 Ss, run in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design in which there were two presentation intervals (20 vs 45 sec.), two stimulus conditions (the first two rows of each matrix were either present or absent), and two rule conditions (some Ss had access to E-generated rules). Over-all there were fewer errors with the longer interval, when the stimulus items of each matrix were present and when Ss had access to the E-generated rules for solving the problems. Providing rules had a larger effect when the stimulus items were not presented than when they were presented. The results were interpreted as providing support for a rule model of analogical reasoning, though some of the limitations of this model were noted.
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