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Science as heuristic search: Some comments on Simon's theory

Philip Johnson‐Laird Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Green Hall, Princeton, NJ, 08520, USA
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Paolo Legrenzi Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste University, via dell ‘Università 7, Trieste, 34123, Italy
Pages 35-39 | Published online: 09 Jun 2008

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