Lies, mistakes, and blessings: Defining and characteristic features in conceptual development

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 323-339

  Siegal, Michael ^a   Surian, Luca ^b   Nemeroff, Carol J ^c   Peterson, Candida C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conceptual development; Deception; Lying

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947526408     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853701753678314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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