Individual differences in strategies for syllogistic reasoning

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-168

  Bacon, Alison M ^a   Handley, Simon J ^a   Newstead, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242333768     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780343000196     Document Type: Article

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