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Complexity: From formal analysis to final action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1998

Douglas Frye  and
Philip David Zelazo
Douglas Frye
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 doug@psych.nyu.edu
Philip David Zelazo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G3 zelazo@psych.utoronto.ca
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Abstract

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Relational complexity provides a metric for measuring task demands, and in this respect has much in common with the cognitive complexity and control theory. However, relational complexity does not account for the relative difficulty of different relational types, and appears to underestimate the importance of changes in children's ability to act on the basis of their understanding.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 6 , December 1998 , pp. 836 - 837
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press