The development of conditional reasoning: A mental model account

Developmental Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-36

  Markovits, Henry ^a   Barrouillet, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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EID: 0036115446     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/drev.2000.0533     Document Type: Article

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