Towards a mental probability logic

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-99

  Pfeifer, Niki ^a   Kleiter, Gernot D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

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EID: 21344473890     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-45-1-71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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