Magical thinking in judgments of causation: Can anomalous phenomena affect ontological causal beliefs in children and adults?

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  British Journal of Development Psychology

• Publication date

  2004-03-01

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1348/026151004772901140
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