The belief-based emotion of surprise: The case for a lag in understanding relative to false belief

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-49

  Ruffman, Ted ^a   Keenan, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 34247616600     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.1.40     Document Type: Article

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