The role of counterfactual thinking in reasoning

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 113-124

  Sherman, Steven J ^a   McConnell, Allen R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007470912     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199611)10:7<113::aid-acp433>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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