Infant categorization of containment, support and tight-fit spatial relationships

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-264

  Casasola, Marianella ^a   Cohen, Leslie B ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0036000457     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00226     Document Type: Article

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