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American Psychologist

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1233-1243

  Spelke, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING;

ANIMALS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING;

EID: 0034332421     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.55.11.1233     Document Type: Article

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