Working memory, metacognitive uncertainty, and belief bias in syllogistic reasoning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1202-1223

  Quayle, Jeremy D ^a   Ball, Linden J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; LOGIC; LONG TERM MEMORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; LOGIC; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034323391     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755945     Document Type: Article

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