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Developmental Science

May 2011 Volume 14, Number 3

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Number of articles: 3

  1. A Computational Account of Children's Analogical Reasoning: Balancing Inhibitory Control in Working Memory and Relational Representation

    Robert G. Morrison, Leonidas A. A. Doumas & Lindsey E. Richland

    Theories accounting for the development of analogical reasoning tend to emphasize either the centrality of relational knowledge accretion or changes in information processing capability.... More

    pp. 516-529

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  2. Differential Effects of Reasoning and Speed Training in Children

    Allyson P. Mackey, Susanna S. Hill, Susan I. Stone & Silvia A. Bunge

    The goal of this study was to determine whether intensive training can ameliorate cognitive skills in children. Children aged 7 to 9 from low socioeconomic backgrounds participated in one of two... More

    pp. 582-590

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  3. Gains in Fluid Intelligence after Training Non-Verbal Reasoning in 4-Year-Old Children: A Controlled, Randomized Study

    Sissela Bergman Nutley, Stina Soderqvist, Sara Bryde, Lisa B. Thorell, Keith Humphreys & Torkel Klingberg

    Fluid intelligence (Gf) predicts performance on a wide range of cognitive activities, and children with impaired Gf often experience academic difficulties. Previous attempts to improve Gf have been... More

    pp. 591-601

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