Symbolic Representation across Domains in Preschool Children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-189

  Bialystok, Ellen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concepts of print; Notations; Number concepts; Symbolic representation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SYMBOLISM;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0034222699     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1999.2548     Document Type: Article

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