Young children's ability to distinguish past and future changes in physical and mental states

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 853-870

  Grant, Janie Busby ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING; TIME PERCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 78049391636     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X482930     Document Type: Article

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