Children's theory of mind development: Cultural perspectives
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Literary Evidence for the Cultural Development of a Theory of Mind
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chinese Science Bulletin
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0023-074X
DOI: 10.1360/n972018-00763