Twelve-month-old infants interpret action in context

Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-77

  Woodward, Amanda L ^a   Sommerville, Jessica A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 0033754857     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00218     Document Type: Article

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