Preschoolers begin to differentiate the times of events from throughout the lifespan

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 746-762

  Grant, Janie Busby ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Future; Mental time travel; Past; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349094246     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620802102947     Document Type: Article

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