Thinking and reasoning / Alan Garnham, Jane Oakhill.
This textbook covers a broad range of research on the psychology of thinking and reasoning. In particular, the authors focus on the question of when thinking is best characterized as the following of abstract rules and when as the building and manipulation of mental models of concrete situations.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass. :
Blackwell,
1994.
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| Summary: | This textbook covers a broad range of research on the psychology of thinking and reasoning. In particular, the authors focus on the question of when thinking is best characterized as the following of abstract rules and when as the building and manipulation of mental models of concrete situations. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0631170022 9780631170020 0631170030 9780631170037 |