The Role of Victims' Emotions in Preschoolers' Moral Judgments

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-455

  Weisberg, Deena Skolnick ^a   Leslie, Alan M ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872472180     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-012-0101-8     Document Type: Article

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