Thinking outside the smarties box: A broader perspective on theory of mind

Human Development

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Baird, Jodie A ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deontic reasoning; Morality; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN RELATION; MORALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THINKING;

EID: 41549148341     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115960     Document Type: Note

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