Folkbiology doesn't come from folkpsychology: Evidence from Yukatek Maya in cross-cultural perspective

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-42

  Atran, Scott ^a   Medin, Douglas ^a   Lynch, Elizabeth ^a   Vapnarsky, Valentina ^a   Ucan Ek', Edilberto ^a   Sousa, Paulo ^a  

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EID: 61949270711     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853701300063561     Document Type: Article

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