Publications for Barbara Rumain barbara.rumain@touro.edu

Lander College of Arts and Sciences
  • Braine, M. D. S., Reiser, B. J., & Rumain, B. (1998). Evidence for the theory: Predicting the difficulty of propositional logic inference problems. In M. D. S. Braine & D. P. O'Brien (Eds.), Mental Logic (pp. 91-144). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

  • Rumain, B. (1989). A reply to Huessy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59(1), 153-54.

  • Rumain, B. (1988). Efficacy of behavior management versus methylphenidate in a hyperactive child: The role of dynamics. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 58(3), 466-469.

  • Rumain, B. (1988). Syntactics of comprehension of negation: A developmental study. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 45(1), 119-140. doi: 10.1016/0022-0965(88)90053-7 This material can be found here.

  • Braine, M. D. S., Reiser, B. J., & Rumain, B. (1984). Some empirical justifications for a theory of natural propositional logic. In G. Bower (Ed.), The psychology of learning and motivation. (pp. 313-371). New York: Academic Press.

  • Rumain, B., & Braine, M. D. S. (1984). How do children understand the focus of negation? ERIC Document Reproduction Service Online. This material can be found here.

  • Braine, M. D. S., & Rumain, B. (1983) Logical reasoning. In H. Flavell & E. Markman (Eds.), Cognitive development, Carmichael's manual of child psychology (pp. 263-399). New York, NY: Wiley.

  • Rumain, B., Connell, J., & Braine, M. D. S. (1983). Conversational comprehension processes are responsible for reasoning fallacies in children as well as adults: If is not the biconditional. Developmental Psychology, 19(4), 471-481. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.19.4.471

  • Braine, M. D. S., & Rumain, B. (1981). Development of comprehension of "or": Evidence for a sequence of competencies. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 31(1), 46-70. doi: 10.1016/0022-0965(81)90003-5 This material can be found here.