Young Children's Understanding of Thought Bubbles and of Thoughts

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 768-788

  Wellman, Henry M ^a   Hollander, Michelle ^a   Schult, Carolyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING;

EID: 0030170941     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01763.x     Document Type: Article

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