It's good to be wrong: An analysis of mistakes in relational reasoning

The Shape of Reason: Essays in Honour of Paolo Legrenzi

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 51-67

  Schaeken, Walter ^a   Van Der Henst, Jean Baptiste ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 46349087053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203338186     Document Type: Chapter

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