Non-verbal communication enables children's coordination in a "Stag Hunt" game

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 597-610

  Wyman, Emily ^a   Rakoczy, Hannes ^b   Tomasello, Mike ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Communication; Cooperation; Coordination; Joint attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882236847     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2012.726469     Document Type: Article

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