Reasoning strategies: The role of working memory and verbal-spatial ability

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1065-1086

  Bacon, Alison M ^a   Handley, Simon J ^a   Dennis, Ian ^a   Newstead, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SYLLOGISTIC REASONING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 55249125018     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440701807559     Document Type: Article

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