Children's awareness of their own certainty and understanding of deduction and guessing

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 823-849

  Pillow, Bradford H ^a   Anderson, Katherine L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750590730     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X83360     Document Type: Article

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