Moving toward a grand theory of development: In memory of esther thelen

Child Development

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1521-1538

  Spencer, John P ^a,g   Corbetta, Daniela ^b   Buchanan, Patricia ^c   Clearfield, Melissa ^d   Ulrich, Beverly ^e   Schöner, Gregor ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g The University of Iowa   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750927881     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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