Children's early theory of mind: Exploring the development of the concept of desire in monolingual Spanish children

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Ferres, Leo A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0037386553     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00266     Document Type: Article

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