Young children's theories of mind about empathic and selfish motives

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Ginsburg, Harvey J ^a   Ogletree, Shirley M ^a   Silakowski, Tammy D ^a   Bartels, Roger D ^a   Burk, Shannon L ^a   Marc Turner, G ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038116696     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.237     Document Type: Article

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