A confusion between understanding and understanding symbols

Developmental Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-316

  Mandler, Jean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; REVIEW; SYMBOLISM; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SYMBOLISM; VERBAL LEARNING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 22144442820     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.00417.x     Document Type: Review

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