Early reasoning about desires: Evidence from 14- and 18-month-olds.

1997/01/01 by Betty M. Repacholi, Alison Gopnik · 811 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Abstract reasoning #Child and Animal Learning Development #Child development #Cognition #Cognitive development #Cognitive psychology #Developmental psychology #Early Childhood Education and Development #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.33.1.12

published in Developmental Psychology 33(1), 12-21 (American Psychological Association)

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