Competition and social and personality development: Some consequences of taking Darwin seriously

Anuario de Psicologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-208

  Hawley, Patricia H ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Evolution; Peer relationships; Personality; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 54849412632     PISSN: 00665126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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