Premise Misinterpretation and Syllogistic Reasoning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1057-1075

  Newstead, Stephen E ^a   Griggs, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0033447550     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755864     Document Type: Article

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