When analytic thought is challenged by a misunderstanding

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 147-164

  Macchi, L ^a   Bagassi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytic thinking; Insight problem solving; Interpretative heuristic; Problem forming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911988853     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546783.2014.964315     Document Type: Article

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