Theory-of-mind deficits and causal attributions

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-204

  Kinderman, Peter ^a   Dunbar, Robin ^b   Bentall, Richard P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032339884     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1998.tb02680.x     Document Type: Article

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