Object permanence and method of disappearance: Looking measures further contradict reaching measures

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 991-1006

  Charles, Eric P ^a   Rivera, Susan M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350099238     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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