Change in spontaneous analogical transfer in young children: A microgenetic study

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-94

  Tunteier, Erika ^a   Resing, Wilma C M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analogical transfer; Microgenetic; Problem solving; Spontaneous; Within participant variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847643792     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.505     Document Type: Article

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