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The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Research and Theory on Human Development
Volume 108, 1966 - Issue 1
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Probability Learning in Young Children: The Binary Choice Paradigm

Michael Lewis Fels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Pages 43-48 | Received 28 May 1964, Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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