Raising argument strength using negative evidence: A constraint on models of induction

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1496-1507

  Heussen, Daniel ^a   Voorspoels, Wouter ^a   Verheyen, Steven ^a   Storms, Gert ^a   Hampton, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categories; Induction; Models of induction; Negative evidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LOGIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; THINKING;

ADULT; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LOGIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155148390     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-011-0111-2     Document Type: Article

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