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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 88, 1974 - Issue 1
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Response to Stimulus Uncertainty in Four-, Six-, and Eight-Year-Old Children

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Pages 127-133 | Received 12 Jul 1974, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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