The infant origins of intentional understanding

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue , 2005, Pages 229-262

  Woodward, Amanda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; LEARNING; MOTION PERCEPTION;

EID: 26944488409     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2407(05)80009-6     Document Type: Article

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