Young children's practical deceptions and their understanding of false belief

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-173

  Sinclair, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0030188154     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-118X(96)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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