Biology and beyond: Domain specificity in a broader developmental context

Human Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-38

  Keil, Frank C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological thought; Cognitive constraints; Conceptual development; Culture; Domain specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THINKING;

EID: 33846867700     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097682     Document Type: Article

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