Ecological Validity and the Study of Concepts

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 43, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-41

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EID: 33645739335     PISSN: 00797421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-7421(03)01010-7     Document Type: Article

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