Development of Conditional Reasoning: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-49

  Müller, Ulrich ^a,b   Overton, Willis F ^a   Reene, Kelly ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0348238799     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0201_2     Document Type: Article

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