Factors associated with the early emergence of intense interests within conceptual domains

Cognitive Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-343

  Johnson, Kathy E ^a   Alexander, Joyce M ^b   Spencer, Steven ^b   Leibham, Mary E ^b   Neitzel, Carin ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concepts; Gender; Interest; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342934820     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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