Developing conceptions of responsive intentional agents

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 27-55

  Wellman, Henry M ^a   Miller, Joan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Development; Moral judgment; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845667495     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853706776931394     Document Type: Article

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