Chapter 6 The Emergence of Intention Attribution in Infancy

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 51, Issue , 2009, Pages 187-222

  Woodward, Amanda L ^a   Sommerville, Jessica A ^a   Gerson, Sarah ^a   Henderson, Annette M E ^a   Buresh, Jennifer ^a  

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DOI: 10.1016/S0079-7421(09)51006-7     Document Type: Review

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