The effects of explanatory conversations on children's emotion understanding

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-263

  Tenenbaum, Harriet R ^a   Alfieri, Louis ^b   Brooks, Patricia J ^b   Dunne, Guler ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 57749125037     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X231057     Document Type: Article

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