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Peer reviewedJensen, Arthur R. – Intelligence, 1990
The performance on a battery of cognitive tests of an individual with extraordinary ability at mental arithmetic was studied. Implications of the rather ordinary test performance of Shakuntala Devi in contrast with her calculating speed are discussed with reference to memory and information processing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
