Preschoolers’ strategic behavior and performance on a same-different task

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 284-303

  Miller, Patricia H ^a   Aloise young, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029393969     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1995.1042     Document Type: Article

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