The Ontogeny of Serial-Order Behavior in Humans (Homo sapiens): Representation of a List

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Guyla, Michelle ^a,c   Colombo, Michael ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1842582256     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.118.1.71     Document Type: Article

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