Causal reasoning about pairs of relations and analogical reasoning in young children

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 553-569

  Goswami, Usha ^a   Leevers, Hilary ^b   Pressley, Sarah ^b   Wheelwright, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032339021     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1998.tb00771.x     Document Type: Article

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