Deduction

Psychology Press (1991)
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Abstract

In this study on deduction, the authors argue that people reason by imagining the relevant state of affairs, ie building an internal model of it, formulating a tentative conclusion based on this model and then searching for alternative models.

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Ruth Mary Josephine Byrne
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