Monkeys are Rational

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 189-228

  McGonigle, Brendan ^a   Chalmers, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84953461169     PISSN: 02724995     EISSN: 14641321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14640749208401017     Document Type: Article

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