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Peer reviewedHegarty, Mary; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1988
Two studies of performance in psychometric tests of mechanical ability are described. The subjects included a total of 70 undergraduates. Results allowed identification of subjects' rules of mechanical reasoning that accounted for variations in performance according to mechanical ability. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Individual Differences, Mechanical Skills, Mechanics (Physics)
