Individual differences in deductive reasoning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-60

  Newstead, Stephen E ^a   Handley, Simon J ^a   Harley, Clare ^a   Wright, Helen ^a   Farrelly, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0742306439     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980343000116     Document Type: Article

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