Inference and action in early causal reasoning

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 120-131

  Frye, Douglas ^a   Zelazo, Philip David ^b   Brooks, Patricia J ^c,d   Samuels, Mark C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36148973784     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.1.120     Document Type: Article

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