Surface similarity and label knowledge impact early numerical comparisons

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-32

  Mix, Kelly S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549134069     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X189109     Document Type: Article

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