It's all relative: Different levels of relational similarity used in children's comparisons

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-505

  Paik, Jae H ^a   Mix, Kelly S ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650305163     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X260163     Document Type: Article

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