Children's trust in previously inaccurate informants who were well or poorly informed: When past errors can be excused

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Nurmsoo, Erika ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECUMBENCY; SUGGESTION; TRUST;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SUGGESTION; TRUST;

EID: 59949104631     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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