Cultural and experiential differences in the development of folkbiological induction

Cognitive Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-47

  Ross, Norbert ^a   Medin, Douglas ^a   Coley, John D ^b   Atran, Scott ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0037263440     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(02)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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