Introduction: Why is understanding the development of reasoning important?

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Markovits, Henry ^a   Barrouillet, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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EID: 2542524590     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780442000006     Document Type: Review

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