Preschoolers use trait-relevant information to evaluate the appropriateness of an aggressive response

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 498-509

  Giles, Jessica W ^a   Heyman, Gail D ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Person perception; Preschool; Social cognition; Trait reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744485493     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20086     Document Type: Article

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