Investigating the role of hormones in theory of mind

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 535-544

  DeSoto, M Catherine ^a   Bumgarner, Jennifer ^a   Close, Abbie ^a   Geary, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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