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Place versus response as the basis of spatial errors made by young infants. / Bremner, J. Gavin; Bryant, Peter E.
In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1, 02.1977, p. 162-171.

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Bremner, JG & Bryant, PE 1977, 'Place versus response as the basis of spatial errors made by young infants.', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0965(77)90082-0

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Bremner, J. G., & Bryant, P. E. (1977). Place versus response as the basis of spatial errors made by young infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 23(1), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0965(77)90082-0

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Bremner JG, Bryant PE. Place versus response as the basis of spatial errors made by young infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 1977 Feb;23(1):162-171. doi: 10.1016/0022-0965(77)90082-0

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Bremner, J. Gavin ; Bryant, Peter E. / Place versus response as the basis of spatial errors made by young infants. In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 1977 ; Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 162-171.

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