Interviewing young children with props: Prior experience matters

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 549-565

  Nigro, Georgia N ^a   Wolpow, Sarah I ^a  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 7744237065     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1004     Document Type: Article

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