Introspection on uncertainty and judicious help-seeking during the preschool years

Developmental Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 957-971

  Coughlin, Christine ^a   Hembacher, Emily ^a   Lyons, Kristen E ^b   Ghetti, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AWARENESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; THEORY OF MIND; UNCERTAINTY;

AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THEORY OF MIND; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84943663294     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12271     Document Type: Article

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