Conditional probability and the cognitive science of conditional reasoning

Mind and Language

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-379

  Oaksford, Mike ^a   Chater, Nick ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042508732     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0017.00232     Document Type: Article

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