Young children's knowledge about the influence of thoughts on emotions in rule situations

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 809-818

  Lagattuta, Kristin Hansen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for Mind and Brain ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THINKING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949091053     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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