Similarity comparisons and relational analogies in parent-child conversations about science topics

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-124

  Valle, Araceli ^a,b,c   Callanan, Maureen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33744754042     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2006.0009     Document Type: Article

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