Children's Difficulties Handling Dual Identity

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 374-397

  Apperly, I A ^a   Robinson, E J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context effects; Dual identity; Explaining action; Intensionality; Interpretation; Partial knowledge; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0035318936     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2000.2571     Document Type: Article

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