False Belief Prediction and Explanation: Which Develops First and Why it Matters

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 423-428

  Bartsch, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 84990316986     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502598384450     Document Type: Article

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