Towards a cognitive theory of existential meaning

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-120

  Bering, Jesse M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal reasoning; Cognitive development; Intentionality; Meaning; Na ve theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043032780     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-118X(03)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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