Intuitions about origins: Purpose and intelligent design in children's reasoning about nature

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-31

  Kelemen, Deborah ^a   DiYanni, Cara ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTUITION; MALE; NATURAL SCIENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RELIGION; RESEARCH; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 12444344013     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327647jcd0601_2     Document Type: Article

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