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Shawna , ein Mädchen von acht Monaten, krabbelt ins Schlafzimmer ihres sieben Jahre alten Bruders. Das Zimmer enthält viele Gegenstände: ein Bett, eine Kommode, einen Hund, einen Baseball samt Fanghandschuh, Bücher, Hefte, Schuhe, schmutzige Socken und dergleichen mehr. Für Shawnas Bruder enthält der Raum Möbel, Kleidung, Gedrucktes und Sportsachen. Aber wie sieht der Raum für Shawna aus?

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Siegler, R., Eisenberg, N., DeLoache, J., Saffran, J. (2016). Die Entwicklung von Konzepten. In: Pauen, S. (eds) Entwicklungspsychologie im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47028-2_7

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