Cognitive structure, content knowledge, and classificatory reasoning

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 280-296

  Ni, Yujing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0032335960     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329809596152     Document Type: Article

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