Causal explanations of events by children and adults: Can alternative causal modes coexist in one mind?

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-45

  Subbotsky, Eugene ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035531058     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151001165949     Document Type: Article

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