Modeling referential actions in 6- to 18-month-old infants: A precursor to symbolic understanding

Child Development

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1733-1744

  Callaghan, Tara C ^a   Rachat, Philippe ^b   MacGillivray, Tanya ^b   MacLellan, Crystal ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RECREATION; SYMBOLISM;

COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 10844259884     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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