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Research Article

The pleasure of thinking in human development

Tania ZittounInstitute of Psychology and Education, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Received 18 Dec 2023, Accepted 13 Mar 2024, Published online: 27 Mar 2024

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