Eighteen- and 24-month-old infants correct others in anticipation of action mistakes

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-122

  Knudsen, Birgit ^a   Liszkowski, Ulf ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTENTION; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855937201     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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