Concepts of kinship relations and inheritance in childhood and adolescence

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 523-546

  Williams, Joanne M ^a   Smith, Lesley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EYE COLOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EYE COLOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HEREDITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77955761126     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X449568     Document Type: Article

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