The probabilistic approach to human reasoning

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 349-357

  Oaksford, Mike ^a   Chater, Nick ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS;

SYLLOGISTIC REASONING;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGIC; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035424388     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01699-5     Document Type: Review

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