Cultivating expertise in informal reasoning

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-152

  Van Gelder, Tim ^a   Bissett, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 2942677213     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0085794     Document Type: Article

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