Development of sensitivity to geometry in visual forms

Human Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-248

  Izard, V ^a   Spelke, E S ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Geometry; Perception; Visual shape

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955801515     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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