In building a script for an emotion, do preschoolers add its cause before its behavior consequence?

Social Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 471-485

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

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequences; Emotion, causes; Labeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960437938     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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