Intelligence, dual coding theory, and the brain

A Paivio - Intelligence, 2014 - Elsevier
The distinction between verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities has been a defining feature
of psychometric theories of intelligence for the past century. Despite their popularity …

Thinking in pictures as a cognitive account of autism

M Kunda, AK Goel - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2011 - Springer
We analyze the hypothesis that some individuals on the autism spectrum may use visual
mental representations and processes to perform certain tasks that typically develo** …

Home computer use and the development of human capital

O Malamud, C Pop-Eleches - The Quarterly journal of economics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of home computers
on child and adolescent outcomes by exploiting a voucher program in Romania. Our main …

Modeling visual problem solving as analogical reasoning.

A Lovett, K Forbus - Psychological review, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
We present a computational model of visual problem solving, designed to solve problems
from the Raven's Progressive Matrices intelligence test. The model builds on the claim that …

Sex differences in cognitive abilities test scores: A UK national picture

S Strand, IJ Deary, P Smith - British Journal of Educational …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims. There is uncertainty about the extent or even existence of sex
differences in the mean and variability of reasoning test scores (Jensen, 1998; Lynn, 1994 …

Sex differences in means and variability on the progressive matrices in university students: A meta‐analysis

P Irwing, R Lynn - British Journal of Psychology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A meta‐analysis is presented of 22 studies of sex differences in university students of means
and variances on the Progressive Matrices. The results disconfirm the frequent assertion that …

The relation between fluid intelligence and the general factor as a function of cultural background: A test of Cattell's Investment theory

AV Kvist, JE Gustafsson - Intelligence, 2008 - Elsevier
According to Cattell's [Cattell, RB (1987). Intelligence: Its structure, growth and action. New
York: North-Holland.] Investment theory individual differences in acquisition of knowledge …

Enhanced visual processing contributes to matrix reasoning in autism

I Soulières, M Dawson, F Samson… - Human brain …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent behavioral investigations have revealed that autistics perform more proficiently on
Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) than would be predicted by their Wechsler …

Graph lesion-deficit map** of fluid intelligence

L Cipolotti, JK Ruffle, J Mole, T Xu, H Hyare, T Shallice… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fluid intelligence is arguably the defining feature of human cognition. Yet the nature of its
relationship with the brain remains a contentious topic. Influential proposals drawing …

How working memory capacity affects problem solving

J Wiley, AF Jarosz - Psychology of learning and motivation, 2012 - Elsevier
Working memory capacity (WMC) is important for many cognitive processes including
problem solving. This chapter compiles the current literature regarding WMC and problem …