Undecidability and opacity of metacognition in animals and humans

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue APR, 2013, Pages

  Clark, Kevin B ^a,b   Hassert, Derrick L ^c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Trinity Christian College ^*

^c United States of America   (United States)

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EID: 84878794438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00171     Document Type: Article

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