Labels Facilitate Infants' Comparison of Action Goals

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-212

  Gerson, Sarah A ^a   Woodward, Amanda L ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; GAME; GESTURE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; TOOL USE; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 84893761257     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2013.777842     Document Type: Article

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