A comparison of preschoolers' memory, knowledge, and anticipation of events

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-60

  Quon, Elizabeth ^a,b   Atance, Cristina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPONSE TIME; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

EID: 76649131603     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248370903453576     Document Type: Article

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