Reasoning and dyslexia: A spatial strategy may impede reasoning with visually rich information

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-92

  Bacon, Alison M ^a   Handley, Simon J ^a   McDonald, Emma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LOGIC; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; SYMBOLISM;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LOGIC; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 33846941545     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X103987     Document Type: Article

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