Do children and adults learn differently?

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-293

  Kuhn, Deanna ^a   Pease, Maria ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33748501711     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327647jcd0703_1     Document Type: Article

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