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Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds

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Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds. / Mareschal, D ; Powell, Daisy; Westermann, G et al.
In: Infant and Child Development, Vol. 14, No. 5, 12.2005, p. 445-457.

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Mareschal, D, Powell, D, Westermann, G & Volein, A 2005, 'Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds', Infant and Child Development, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 445-457. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.415

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Mareschal, D., Powell, D., Westermann, G., & Volein, A. (2005). Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds. Infant and Child Development, 14(5), 445-457. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.415

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Mareschal D, Powell D, Westermann G, Volein A. Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds. Infant and Child Development. 2005 Dec;14(5):445-457. doi: 10.1002/icd.415

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Mareschal, D ; Powell, Daisy ; Westermann, G et al. / Evidence of rapid correlation-based perceptual category learning by 4-month-olds. In: Infant and Child Development. 2005 ; Vol. 14, No. 5. pp. 445-457.

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