Structural Dynamics of Cognition: From Consistency Theories to Constraint Satisfaction

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-294

  Simon, Dan ^a   Holyoak, Keith J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036437215     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0604_03     Document Type: Review

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