Causal inference and developmental psychology

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1454-1480

  Foster, E Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Methodology; Single parent families

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CAUSALITY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78649239170     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020204     Document Type: Article

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