Theory revision and redescription: Complementary processes in knowledge acquisition

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-115

  Dixon, James A ^a   Kelley, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Knowledge acquisition; Relations; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247259007     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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