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Northrop, Lois C. – 1977
The complex and multi-faceted nature of the cognitive process of reasoning is discussed. The factor-analytic history of the isolation and definition of the three most important currently recognized reasoning factors (general reasoning, induction, and logical or deductive reasoning) is traced through the psychometric literature, and the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Deduction
