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Cooper, Lynn A.; Shepard, Roger N. – Scientific American, 1984
Experiments to probe the nature of one mode of thinking, imagined spatial operations, have been devised. Results confirm that the mind can model physical processes, subjecting them to the geometric constraints that hold in the external world. The experimental work and implications are discussed in detail. (MNS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation, Educational Research
Cline, David B. – Scientific American, 1988
Describes the nature of elementary particles, quarks, leptons, and bosons. Indicates the possibility of a fourth family of quarks. Predicts the nature of the lepton relatives. (YP)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, College Science, Computer Simulation