Young children's inductions from natural kinds: the role of categories and appearances.

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• Publication year

  1987

• Venue

  Child Development

• Publication date

  1987-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1467-8624.1987.TB03864.XPMID 3691200
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