Visual organization and perceptual closure are related to compulsive-like behavior in typically developing children

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 323-335

  Evans, David W ^a   Elliott, Julie Marie ^b   Packard, Mark G ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035534418     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2001.0014     Document Type: Article

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