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| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Comprehension | 1 |
| Experimental Psychology | 1 |
| Intellectual Development | 1 |
| Memory | 1 |
| Recall (Psychology) | 1 |
| Semantics | 1 |
| Sentence Structure | 1 |
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| Journal of Verbal Learning… | 1 |
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| Holmes, V. M. | 1 |
| Langford, J. | 1 |
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Holmes, V. M.; Langford, J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Reports on an experiment in which performance on abstract and concrete sentences was compared in a sentence meaning classification task and in a free recall task. Results show that concrete sentences were classified significantly faster than abstract ones. (CLK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Experimental Psychology
