The effect of hierarchical levels of categories on children's deductive inferences about inclusion

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-79

  Deneault, Joane ^a,b   Ricard, Marcelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

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EID: 18844415139     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590444000032     Document Type: Article

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