Mother-child reminiscing and children's understanding of mind

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-43

  Reese, Elaine ^a,c   Cleveland, Emily Sutcliffe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (New Zealand)

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EID: 33744767064     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2006.0007     Document Type: Article

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