The emergence of a novel representation from action: Evidence from preschoolers

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 370-377

  Boncoddo, Rebecca ^a   Dixon, James A ^a   Kelley, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 76949090669     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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