New Perspectives on the Effects of Action on Perceptual and Cognitive Development

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1209-1213

  Rakison, David H ^a   Woodward, Amanda L ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

action; cognition; perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMAN; INFANT; KINESTHESIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; HUMANS; INFANT; KINESTHESIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 54849423228     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012999     Document Type: Article

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