Early development of executive function: A problem-solving framework

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-226

  Zelazo, Philip David ^a   Carter, Alice ^b   Reznick, J Steven ^b   Frye, Douglas ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0011571034     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.1.2.198     Document Type: Article

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