Inductive reasoning

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-292

  Hayes, Brett K ^a   Heit, Evan ^b   Swendsen, Haruka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 79951541036     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.44     Document Type: Review

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