Uncertainty and the suppression of inferences

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-33

  Politzer, Guy ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

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EID: 14544306842     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780442000088     Document Type: Article

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