When do children learn from unreliable speakers?

Cognitive Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Robinson, Elizabeth J ^a   Nurmsoo, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; False belief; Theory of mind; Trust in testimony

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049099902     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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