Individual differences in children's developing theory of mind and implications for metacognition

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-304

  Bartsch, Karen ^a   Estes, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030525044     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-6080(96)90020-5     Document Type: Article

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