The influence of complexity and reasoning direction on children's causal reasoning

Cognitive Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-101

  Hong, Li ^a   Chijun, Zheng ^a   Xuemei, Gao ^a   Shan, Gao ^a   Chongde, Lin ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Causal cognition; Causal reasoning; Cognitive development; Complexity; Reasoning direction; Rule dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 16844368511     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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