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Goal attribution to inanimate agents by 6.5-month-old infants

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ID23335384
AuthorsGergely Csibra (0000-0002-7044-3056, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume107
Issue2
Pages705-717
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-0277 • E-ISSN: 1873-7838
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cognition.2007.08.001
PMID17869235
OpenAlexW1985454443
LanguageEN
Citations received74
References cited29

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