Change in children's understanding of others' intentional actions

Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-188

  Bellagamba, Francesca ^a,b   Camaioni, Luigia ^a   Colonnesi, Cristina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645038476     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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