Explanations of unusual events: Phenomenalistic causal judgments in children and adults

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-36

  Subbotsky, Eugene ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347981269     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1997.tb00722.x     Document Type: Article

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