Children's reasoning about traits

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 105-143

  Heyman, Gail D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67649670420     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2407(09)03703-3     Document Type: Review

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