Domains and naïve theories

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 490-502

  Gelman, Susan A ^a   Noles, Nicholaus S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 79961216863     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.124     Document Type: Article

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