Sensing the coherence of biology in contrast to psychology: Young children's use of causal relations to distinguish two foundational domains

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 390-409

  Erickson, Jane E ^a   Keil, Frank C ^a   Lockhart, Kristi L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 76749103467     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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