Language and experience influence children's biological induction

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 171-187

  Anggoro, Florencia K ^a   Medin, Douglas L ^b   Waxman, Sandra R ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; FOLKBIOLOGY; INDUCTION; NAMING

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049437967     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853710X497220     Document Type: Article

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