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Human cognitive development in the first four years

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OnParkerSue Taylor and GibsonKathleen Rita (1979) A developmental model of the evolution of language and intelligence in early hominids. BBS 2:367–407.

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Kurt W. Fischer
Kurt W. Fischer
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Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colo. 80208
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 2: Special Symposium Issue , June 1982 , pp. 282 - 283
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