Revisiting preschoolers' living things concept: A microgenetic analysis of conceptual change in basic biology

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-332

  Opfer, John E ^a   Siegler, Robert S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animacy; Category learning; Conceptual development; Goal directed movement; Microgenetic method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHILD; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ETHICAL THEORY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ETHICAL THEORY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4444371256     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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