Transitive inferences from set-inclusion relations and working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1408-1422

  Barrouillet, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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EID: 0030515559     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.22.6.1408     Document Type: Article

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