Thinking Intuitively: The Rich (and at Times Illogical) World of Concepts

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 398-402

  Hampton, James A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

concepts; intension; logic; reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870745219     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412457364     Document Type: Article

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