Effects of knowledge and development on subordinate level categorization

Cognitive Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-545

  Johnson, Kathy E ^a   Eilers, Amy T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040090640     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2014(98)90005-3     Document Type: Article

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