The probability of conditionals: The psychological evidence

Mind and Language

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-358

  Over, David E ^a   Evans, Jonathan St B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041506989     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0017.00231     Document Type: Article

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