Dyslexia and reasoning: The importance of visual processes

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-452

  Bacon, Alison M ^a   Handley, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; THINKING; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; THINKING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955060392     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712609X467314     Document Type: Article

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