The Relation Between Executive Function and Theory of Mind is More Than Skin Deep

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 186-197

  Carlson, Stephanie M ^a   Claxton, Laura J ^b   Moses, Louis J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; THEORY OF MIND; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84922136741     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2013.824883     Document Type: Article

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