Mothers' use of cognitive state verbs in picture-book reading and the development of children's understanding of mind: A longitudinal study

Child Development

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1052-1067

  Adrián, Juan E ^a   Clemente, Rosa Ana ^a   Villanueva, Lidón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; RECUMBENCY; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 34547181376     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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