Naïve ecology: Causal judgments about a simple ecosystem

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-233

  White, Peter A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031476303     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02631.x     Document Type: Article

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