David P. O'Brien

A theory of if: A lexical entry, reasoning program, and pragmatic principles.

Martin D. S. Braine, David P. O'Brien · Psychological Review · 1991 · 324 citations

Conditional Proof, Semantics, Syntax +16

Governing for the Common Wealth? the world Bank's Approach to Poverty and Governance

Anne Marie Goetz, David P. O'Brien · IDS Bulletin · 1995 · 67 citations

Conditional reasoning and the competence-performance issue: A developmental analysis of a training task

David P. O'Brien, Willis F. Overton · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · 1982 · 67 citations

Reasoning, Training System, Cognitive Science +12

Conditional reasoning following contradictory evidence: A developmental analysis

David P. O'Brien, Willis F. Overton · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · 1980 · 63 citations

Reasoning, Cognitive Science, Conditional Reasoning +8

Predicting intermediate and multiple conclusions in propositional logic inference problems: Further evidence for a mental logic.

Martin D. S. Braine, David P. O'Brien, Ira Noveck et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 1995 · 61 citations

Cognitive Science, Reasoning System, Automated Reasoning +8