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Title: When correlation equals causation: A behavioral and computational account of second-order correlation learning in children
Award ID(s):
1661068
PAR ID:
10304112
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Volume:
202
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0022-0965
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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