Constraints on the timing of infant cognitive change: Domain-specific or domain-general?

International Journal of Developmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-45

  Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a   Aschersleben, Gisa ^b   de Schonen, Scania ^c   Elsabbagh, Mayada ^a   Hohenberger, Annette ^d   Serres, Josette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cognitive change; Domain general; Domain specific; Infancy; Mother child interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013566853     PISSN: 2192001X     EISSN: 21917485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2010-4103     Document Type: Article

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