How infants process addition and subtraction events

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 186-201

  Cohen, Leslie B ^a   Marks, Kathryn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0036000446     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00220     Document Type: Article

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