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Guay, Roland B. – 1980
The construct of spatial ability is discussed and it is suggested that some widely used and cited tests that are called spatial ability tests may not be valid measures of that ability. Instead, their items may be solved using mental processes that are clearly analytical and not spatial in nature. Four studies involving the analysis of subjects'…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
