The folk concept of intentionality

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-121

  Malle, Bertram F ^a   Knobe, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031081945     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1996.1314     Document Type: Article

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