Inferential reasoning by exclusion in children (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-254

  Hill, Andrew ^a   Collier Baker, Emma ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causal logical; Cups task; Inference; Symbolic understanding.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; REWARD; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REWARD; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84872679803     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024449     Document Type: Article

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