Representation of objects and events: Why do infants look so smart and toddlers look so dumb?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Keen, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Infant cognition; Search task

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444352256     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01234     Document Type: Article

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