The feasibility of folk science

Cognitive Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 826-862

  Keil, Frank C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal reasoning; Cognitive development; Concepts; Expertise; Explanations; Folk science; Formal science; Intuitive theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955812474     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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