Children selectively trust individuals who have imitated them

Social Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-224

  Over, Harriet ^a   Carpenter, Malinda ^a   Spears, Russell ^b,c   Gattis, Merideth ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Being imitated; Preference; Social imitation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876419649     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sode.12020     Document Type: Article

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