The inherence heuristic across development: systematic differences between children's and adults' explanations for everyday facts.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Cognitive Psychology

• Publication date

  2014-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2014.09.001PMID 25291062
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