Developmental changes in infants' and toddlers' attention to gender categories

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 563-584

  Johnston, Kristen E ^b   Bittinger, Kathleen ^b   Smith, Amy ^b   Madole, Kelly L ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035488640     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2001.0023     Document Type: Review

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