A Causal Model of Intentionality Judgment

Mind and Language

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-180

  Sloman, Steven A ^a   Fernbach, Philip M ^a   Ewing, Scott ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858975080     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2012.01439.x     Document Type: Article

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