Bias and conflict: A case for logical intuitions

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-38

  de Neys, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

bias; cognition; conflict detection; heuristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855408026     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691611429354     Document Type: Article

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