Preschool children's understanding of conflicting desires

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-454

  Cassidy, Kimberly Wright ^a   Cosetti, Maura ^b   Jones, Ressa ^b   Kelton, Emily ^b   Rafal, Valerie Meier ^b   Richman, Lisa ^b   Stanhaus, Heather ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645224753     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327647jcd0603_6     Document Type: Article

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