Causal Invariance in Reasoning and Learning

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 44, Issue , 2003, Pages 287-325

  Sloman, Steven ^a   A Lagnado, David ^a  

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EID: 36148961647     PISSN: 00797421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-7421(03)44009-7     Document Type: Article

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