An inverse belief-bias effects: more evidence for the role of inhibitory processes in logical reasoning

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-120

  Markovits, Henry ^a   Saelen, Cécile ^a   Forgues, Hugues Lortie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belief bias; Inhibition; Reasoning; Syllogism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; LOGIC; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); JUDGMENT; LOGIC; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; READING; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749118332     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.56.2.112     Document Type: Article

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