Executive function and the development of belief-desire psychology

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 648-661

  Rakoczy, Hannes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CULTURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955527181     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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