Responsible behavior: The importance of social cognition and emotion

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-157

  Bear, George G ^a   Manning, Maureen A ^a   Izard, Carroll E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0042163214     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.18.2.140.21857     Document Type: Review

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