Is AIBO real Understanding children's beliefs about and behavioral interactions with anthropomorphic toys

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-422

  Andrea, Francis ^a   Punya, Mishra ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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