Action-effect learning in early childhood: Does language matter?

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-340

  Karbach, Julia ^a   Kray, Jutta ^a   Hommel, Bernhard ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 79958772921     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0308-1     Document Type: Article

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