Children's scripts for social emotions: Causes and consequences are more central than are facial expressions

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 565-581

  Widen, Sherri C ^a   Russell, James A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77955718920     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X457550d     Document Type: Article

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