Children's understanding of logical inconsistency

Child Development

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 872-886

  Ruffman, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033419091     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00063     Document Type: Article

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