Variability in children's reasoning

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue C, 2002, Pages 1-40

  Rosengren, Karl S ^a   Braswell, Gregory S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THINKING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

EID: 0035225746     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2407(02)80061-1     Document Type: Chapter

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