Just How Joint Is Joint Action in Infancy?

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 380-392

  Carpenter, Malinda ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commitment; Common knowledge; Communication; Cooperation; Goal; Helping; Joint action; Shared intentionality

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954655227     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2009.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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