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Mechanisms of fluid cognition: Relational integration and inhibition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2006

Indre V. Viskontas*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563
Keith J. Holyoak*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563

Abstract

Blair argues that fluid cognition is dissociable from general intelligence. We suggest that a more complete understanding of this dissociation requires development of specific process models of the mechanisms underlying fluid cognition. Recent evidence indicates that relational integration and inhibitory control, both dependent on prefrontal cortex, are key component processes in tasks that require fluid cognition.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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