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Halford, Graeme S.; And Others – 1985
A series of studies was conducted to determine whether children's reasoning is capacity-limited and whether any such capacity, if it exists, is based on the working memory system. An N-term series (transitive inference) was used as the primary task in an interference paradigm. A concurrent short-term memory load was employed as the secondary task.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Efficiency, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
