Developing domain-specific causal-explanatory frameworks: The role of insides and immanence

Cognitive Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-158

  Gottfried, Gail M ^a   Gelman, Susan A ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain specific; Living and non living; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

EID: 16844362211     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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