Human-centeredness is not a universal feature of young children's reasoning: Culture and experience matter when reasoning about biological entities

Cognitive Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-207

  Medin, Douglas ^a   Waxman, Sandra ^a   Woodring, Jennie ^a   Washinawatok, Karen ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Menominee Language and Culture Commission   (United States)

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EID: 77955922728     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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