Is prosocial behaviour a good thing? Developmental changes in children's evaluations of helping, sharing, cooperating, and comforting

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 349-367

  Jackson, Melanie ^a   Tisak, Marie S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035537517     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151001166146     Document Type: Article

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