Civic Science for Public Use: Mind in the Making and Vroom

Child Development

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1409-1418

  Galinsky, Ellen ^a   Bezos, Jackie ^a   McClelland, Megan ^b   Carlson, Stephanie M ^c   Zelazo, Philip D ^c  

^a Bezos Family Foundation   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SKILL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MOBILE APPLICATION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PARENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85022329680     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12892     Document Type: Article

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