Intuitive theories in children's thinking;Naive Theorien im kindlichen Denken

Zeitschrift fur Entwicklungspsychologie und Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 53-66

  Mähler, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Domain specific knowledge; Intuitive theories (physics, biology, psychology)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346509085     PISSN: 00498637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026//0049-8637.31.2.53     Document Type: Article

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