Intention and Knowledge in Preschoolers' Conception of Pretend

Child Development

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 966-980

  Joseph, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NOMENCLATURE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; RECUMBENCY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REALITY TESTING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TERMINOLOGY; VOLITION;

EID: 0032139006     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06154.x     Document Type: Article

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