The development of deductive reasoning: How important is complexity?

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-145

  Halford, Graeme S ^a   Andrews, Glenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 2542638601     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780442000033     Document Type: Article

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