A study was conducted to investigate the effect on concept difficulty of: a.) the number of defining attributes, and b.) the level of conceptualization (LC) of the concepts' attributes. One hundred ...

More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle argued that our thoughts are based on internal representations of the external world, and he distinguished between sensation (the image impinging on the retina) ...

Scientists have identified a molecule that may govern how the circadian clock in plants responds to environmental changes. The researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule, known to be ...

The developmental nature of the reflective concept of "word" in young children (ages 4.0 to 7.8) was investigated, and the degree to which these developmental aspects of metalinguistic awareness ...

Jillian Rine, applications engineer at injection molder MMI Engineered Solutions Inc. in Saline, Mich., created a concept design for a gear tray that was designed to hold 144 parts. She had other ...