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Children's conceptions of the body interior
Author(s) -
Crider Cathleen
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219811405
Subject(s) - developmental psychology , psychology , childhood development
Young children's conceptions of internal body organs and their functions are often both surprisingly accurate and surprisingly limited. This chapter demonstrates children's developmental progress toward more sophisticated conceptions.