Working memory and reasoning: An individual differences perspective

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-244

  Capon, Alison ^a   Handley, Simon ^a   Dennis, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141429419     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546781343000222     Document Type: Article

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