Young children make scale errors when playing with dolls

Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Ware, Elizabeth A ^a   Uttal, David H ^a   Wetter, Emily K ^a   DeLoache, Judy S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIZE PERCEPTION; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645023195     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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