The power of well-connected arguments: Early sensitivity to the connective because

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-135

  Bernard, Stéphane ^a   Mercier, Hugo ^b   Clément, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argument; Connectives; Development; Persuasion; Social learning; Testimony

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 80053386147     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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