Alternative routes to perspective-taking: Imagination and rule-use may be better than simulation and theorising

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 545-553

  Apperly, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INFANT; LEARNING; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INFANT; JUDGMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 74049161894     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X400841     Document Type: Note

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