Representational flexibility in children's drawings: Effects of age and verbal instructions

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-622

  Picard, Delphine ^a   Vinter, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033249513     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151099165500     Document Type: Article

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