Longitudinal Relations between 2-Year-Olds' Language and 4-Year-Olds' Theory of Mind

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 449-457

  Watson, Anne C ^a   Painter, Kathleen M ^b   Bornstein, Marc H ^b  

^a ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0141883384     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0204_5     Document Type: Article

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