Contributions of Societal Modernity to Cognitive Development: A Comparison of Four Cultures

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1628-1642

  Gauvain, Mary ^a   Munroe, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AMERICAN SAMOA; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEPAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAN SAMOA; BELIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR SKILLS; NEPAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 72449197499     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01358.x     Document Type: Article

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