Do young children understand what others feel, want and know?

Young Children

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 52-57

  Lillard, Angeline ^a   Curenton, Stephanie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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