Overcoming the Positive-Capture Strategy in Young Children: Learning about Indeterminacy

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1275-1296

  Klahr, David ^a   Chen, Zhe ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0142136664     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00607     Document Type: Review

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