Teaching children to understand metaphors as a path leading to theory of mind development

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-544

  Białecka Pikul, Marta ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Metaphors understanding; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956528815     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620802643692     Document Type: Article

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