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Two-year-olds use artist intention to understand drawings. / Preissler, Melissa A.; Bloom, Paul.
In: Cognition, Vol. 106, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 512-518.

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Preissler, MA & Bloom, P 2008, 'Two-year-olds use artist intention to understand drawings.', Cognition, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 512-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2007.02.002

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Preissler, M. A., & Bloom, P. (2008). Two-year-olds use artist intention to understand drawings. Cognition, 106(1), 512-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2007.02.002

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Preissler MA, Bloom P. Two-year-olds use artist intention to understand drawings. Cognition. 2008 Jan;106(1):512-518. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2007.02.002

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Preissler, Melissa A. ; Bloom, Paul. / Two-year-olds use artist intention to understand drawings. In: Cognition. 2008 ; Vol. 106, No. 1. pp. 512-518.

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