Ruth M. J. Byrne

Ruth M. J. Byrne

Ruth M.J. Byrne (1962 - ) is a psychologist and author of several books on human cognition and reasoning, including [http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=9780863771491&parent_id=&pc=/shopping_cart/search/search.asp?search%3Ddeduction "Deduction"] (1991, co-author Philip Johnson-Laird) and [http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10544 "The Rational Imagination"] (2005).

She is currently Professor of Cognitive Science and Vice Provost at Trinity College Dublin.


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