Planning and problem solving in well-defined domains

The Cognitive Psychology of Planning

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 35-51

  Davies, Simon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906460945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203493564     Document Type: Chapter

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