Successful part-whole perception in young children using multiple-choice tests

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-180

  Boisvert, Martine ^a   Standing, Lionel ^a   Moller, Lora ^b,c  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0033146645     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329909595390     Document Type: Article

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