Causal bridging inference: A cause of story interestingness

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-71

  Kim, Sung Il ^a  

^a Kwangwoon University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0041851547     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712699161260     Document Type: Article

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