Context sensitivity in children's reasoning about ability across the elementary school years

Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 616-627

  Heyman, Gail D ^a,b   Compton, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33750373281     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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