Kind matters: A reply to Samuelson and Perone

Cognitive Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-153

  Diesendruck, Gil ^a   Graham, Susan A ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 77952237680     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2010.02.003     Document Type: Note

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