Nativism, empiricism, and the origins of knowledge

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-200

  Spelke, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001073284     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(98)90002-9     Document Type: Article

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