'In fairy tales fairies can disappear': Children's reasoning about the characteristics of humans and fantasy figures

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 635-655

  Boerger, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURE; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REALITY TESTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY;

EID: 80051733347     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151010X528298     Document Type: Article

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