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Reasoning ability is (little more than) working-memory capacity?!

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ID23315293
AuthorsPatrick C Kyllonen (0000-0002-6517-4576, corresponding author), Raymond E Christal (Universal Technical Institute)
Year1990
Volume14
Issue4
Pages389-433
Publication date1990-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
Venueintelligence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1523-8822 • E-ISSN: 1557-9425
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0160-2896(05)80012-1
OpenAlexW2165579771
LanguageEN
Citations received145
References cited30

Analogical reasoning · Analogy · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Machine learning · Short-term memory · Structural equation modeling · Verbal reasoning · Working memory · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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Citations per year4,26
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