Preschoolers Selectively Infer History When Explaining Outcomes: Evidence From Explanations of Ownership, Liking, and Use

Child Development

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1236-1247

  Nancekivell, Shaylene E ^a   Friedman, Ori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THINKING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THINKING;

EID: 84899943055     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12170     Document Type: Article

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