Young Children's Understanding of Joint Commitments

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1430-1443

  Gräfenhain, Maria ^a   Behne, Tanya ^a,b   Carpenter, Malinda ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

joint action; joint commitment; obligation; social cognitive development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70249119326     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016122     Document Type: Article

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