Intention-mediated selective helping in infancy

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-527

  Dunfield, Kristen A ^a   Kuhlmeier, Valerie A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cooperation; Infant; Intentionality; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 77951210660     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610364119     Document Type: Article

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