The influence of competition on children's social categories

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-221

  Rhodes, Marjorie ^a   Brickman, Daniel ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ATTITUDE;

EID: 79956362328     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2010.535230     Document Type: Article

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