Children's thoughts on the origin of species: A study of explanatory coherence

Cognitive Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-177

  Samarapungavan, Ala ^a   Wiers, Reinout W ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031116702     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2102_2     Document Type: Article

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