The ontogeny of human prosociality: Behavioral experiments with children aged 3 to 8

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-308

  House, Bailey R ^a   Henrich, Joseph ^b   Brosnan, Sarah F ^c   Silk, Joan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chimpanzees; Development; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84862490725     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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