Function and the origins of the design stance

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-300

  German, Tim P ^a   Johnson, Susan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0041332349     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0303_2     Document Type: Article

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