Understanding constraints on inheritance: Evidence for biological thinking in early childhood

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-324

  Giménez, Marta ^a   Harris, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036046122     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151002320620262     Document Type: Review

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