Comprehension skill, inference-making ability, and their relation to knowledge

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 850-859

  Cain, Kate ^a   Oakhill, Jane V ^a   Barnes, Marcia A ^b,c   Bryant, Peter E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INDIVIDUALIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; VERBALIZATION;

CHILD; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; READING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035713727     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196414     Document Type: Article

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