Evidence for knowledge of the syntax of large numbers in preschoolers

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-271

  Barrouillet, Pierre ^a   Thevenot, Catherine ^a   Fayol, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Implicit learning; Incidental learning; Numerical cognition; Short term memory; Verbal code

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 75449086797     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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