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Causal links, contingencies, and the comparative psychology of intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Juan C. Gómez
Juan C. Gómez
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Departamento de Psicologia Evolutiva, Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 392
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