Making tools isn't child's play

Cognition

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-306

  Beck, Sarah R ^a   Apperly, Ian A ^a   Chappell, Jackie ^a   Guthrie, Carlie ^a   Cutting, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Innovation; Problem solving; Social cognition; Tools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TOOL USE;

AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952816067     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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