Be kind to three-legged dogs: Children's literal interpretations of TV's moral lessons

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-399

  Mares, Marie Louise ^a,b   Acosta, Emily Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Communcation Arts ^*  (United States)

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EID: 52149090716     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802204355     Document Type: Article

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