Interaction of knowledge and working memory in reasoning about relations

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-84

  Vandierendonck, André ^a   Dierckx, Vicky ^a   Van der Beken, Hannelore ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84879848207     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(06)80027-0     Document Type: Chapter

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