Young Children Enforce Social Norms

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-236

  Schmidt, Marco F H ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

conventionality; cooperation; norm enforcement; normativity; social cognition; social norms; young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864393749     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412448659     Document Type: Article

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