Stable individual differences in number discrimination in infancy

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 900-906

  Libertus, Melissa E ^a   Brannon, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 78049279783     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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