The evolved child applying evolutionary developmental psychology to modern schooling

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 347-373

  Bjorklund, David F ^a   Bering, Jesse M ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educability developmental systems approach; Evolutionary developmental psychology; Miseducation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034582160     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-6080(02)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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