Children's understanding of false beliefs that result from developmental misconceptions

Cognitive Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-51

  Miller, Scott A ^a   Holmes, Heather A ^b   Gitten, Jill ^b   Danbury, Jennifer ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030640007     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(97)90029-0     Document Type: Article

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