Mental models of Boolean concepts

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-59

  Goodwin, Geoffrey P ^a   Johnson Laird, P N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boolean algebra; Concepts; Mental models; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958767620     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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