'If pigs could fly': A test of counterfactual reasoning and pretence in children with autism

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-362

  Scott, Fiona J ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b   Leslie, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033241917     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151099165339     Document Type: Article

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