Nature versus nurture: The simple contrast

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-250

  Davidoff, Jules ^a   Goldstein, Julie ^a   Roberson, Debi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categorical perception; Color terms; Cross cultural perception; Perceptual development; Whorf

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549122036     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.09.006     Document Type: Note

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