Emotion situation knowledge in American and Chinese preschool children and adults

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 725-746

  Wang, Qi ^a  

^a Department of Human Development ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042744786     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930302285     Document Type: Review

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