Individual differences and strategy selection in reasoning

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 473-492

  Roberts, Maxwell J ^a   Gilmore, David J ^b   Wood, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031534063     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02652.x     Document Type: Article

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