Negative evidence and inductive generalisation

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 394-425

  Kalish, Charles W ^a   Lawson, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 35148861054     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780701273402     Document Type: Article

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