Arrows of time in infancy: The representation of temporal-causal invariances

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 252-296

  Friedman, William J ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant cognition; Infant perception; Time

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; TIME PERCEPTION; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TIME PERCEPTION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0036583155     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cogp.2001.0768     Document Type: Article

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