A rose by any other name: Preschoolers' understanding of individual identity across name and appearance changes

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 477-498

  Gutheil, Grant ^a   Rosengren, Karl S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

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

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EID: 0040751946     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1996.tb00719.x     Document Type: Article

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