Magnitude comparison in preschoolers: What counts? Influence of perceptual variables

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-84

  Rousselle, Laurence ^a   Palmers, Emmanuelle ^a   Noël, Marie Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Comparison; Counting; Development; Magnitude; Number; Numerosities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 0346961442     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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