Matching versus optimal data selection in the Wason selection task

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 295-311

  Yama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KOBE COLLEGE   (Japan)

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EID: 4243155785     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780143000053     Document Type: Article

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