Nice and nasty theory of mind in preschool children: Nature and nurture

Social Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 664-684

  Ronald, Angelica ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a   Hughes, Claire ^b   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Genetics; Temperament; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844487537     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00323.x     Document Type: Review

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