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Peer reviewedJohnson-Laird, P. N.; And Others – Psychological Review, 1989
A theory of deductive reasoning is presented for inferences that depend on multiply quantified premises. It is argued that reasoners construct mental models based on their knowledge of the meaning of the quantifiers. Three experiments, with 54 university students and adults, corroborated the theory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Cognitive Processes, College Students
