Observant, nonaggressive temperament predicts theory-of-mind development

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-326

  Wellman, Henry M ^a   Lane, Jonathan D ^a   Labounty, Jennifer ^b   Olson, Sheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

AGGRESSION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79954608633     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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