Logic and belief across the lifespan: The rise and fall of belief inhibition during syllogistic reasoning

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-130

  De Neys, Wim ^a   Van Gelder, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LOGIC; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); JUDGMENT; LOGIC; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849116877     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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