Cognitive complexity and control: I. Theory of mind in typical and atypical development

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 116-121

  Frye, Douglas ^a   Zelazo, Philip David ^b   Burack, Jacob A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0032129147     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10774754     Document Type: Article

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