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Why the Child's Theory of Mind Really Is a Theory
dc.contributor.authorGopnik, Alisonen_US
dc.contributor.authorWellman, Henry M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T20:19:38Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T20:19:38Z
dc.date.issued1992-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationGOPNIK, ALISON; WELLMAN, HENRY M. (1992). "Why the Child's Theory of Mind Really Is a Theory." Mind & Language 7(1-2): 145-171. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73444>en_US
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dc.identifier.issn1468-0017en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights1992 Blackwell Publishers Ltd.en_US
dc.titleWhy the Child's Theory of Mind Really Is a Theoryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelLinguisticsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumCentre for Human Growth and Development University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Psychology Uniuerszty of California, Berkeley Berkeley, C A 94720en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1468-0017.1992.tb00202.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceMind & Languageen_US
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