Children acquire emotion categories gradually

Cognitive Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-312

  Widen, Sherri C ^a   Russell, James A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Categories; Emotion; Labeling; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449106786     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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