Certain types of thinking are best suited to certain types of problem-solving
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
A new study in the journal Mind, Brain, and Education reveals that certain types of thinking are best suited to solving certain types of problems. Specifically, geometry problems are best solved by a combination of verbal and spatial strategies, but not shape-based imagery strategies...
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