The animate-inanimate distinction in infancy: Developing sensitivity to constraints on human actions

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-426

  Molina, Michèle ^a   Van De Walle, Gretchen A ^b   Condry, Kirsten ^c   Spelke, Elizabeth S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANCY; LEARNING; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; VISION;

EID: 33751202406     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327647jcd0504_1     Document Type: Article

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