Discrete thoughts: Why cognition must use discrete representations

Mind and Language

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-119

  Dietrich, Eric ^a   Markman, Arthur B ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042916209     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0017.00216     Document Type: Review

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