Individual Differences in Deductive Reasoning : A Narrative Review
Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
Becaria doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
email: mcrivello@hotmail.com
Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
Doctor en Psicología. Investigador Adjunto del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
email: g.macbeth@conicet.gov.ar
Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
Becario doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina
email: mauro.fdd@gmail.com
Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
Doctora en Psicología. Investigadora Asistente del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos.
email: eugeniaraz@hotmail.com
Introduction: This study addresses the issue of individual differences in deductive reasoning. It covers some of the variables related to the field: cognitive skills, development, gender and culture of people.
Objective: To provide a narrative review of the main proposals in the area, emphasizing social factors.
Methodology: A qualitative analysis of existing literature is performed, assessing mainly classic and some recent contributions.
Results: Variables of individual differences that can contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon under study have been detected.
Conclusion: The main findings and limitations of the work, related to the combination of evidence in future meta-analytic studies, were summarized.
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