Are U-shaped developmental trajectories illusory?

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-158

  Vouloumanos, Athena ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79956353021     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2011.563482     Document Type: Article

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