Probabilistic cognition in two indigenous mayan groups

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 17075-17080

  Fontanari, Laura ^a   Gonzalez, Michel ^b   Vallortigara, Giorgio ^c   Girotto, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Literacy; Number cognition; Numeracy; Probabilistic cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914125312     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1410583111     Document Type: Article

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