How does Sam feel?: Children's labelling and drawing of basic emotions

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-606

  Brechet, Claire ^a   Baldy, René ^a   Picard, Delphine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS;

ART; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS;

EID: 74049142816     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X345564     Document Type: Article

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