Preschool children involve a third party in a dyadic sharing situation based on fairness

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-85

  Paulus, Markus ^a   Gillis, Samantha ^b   Li, Joyce ^b   Moore, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fairness; Group processes; Preschool children; Prosocial behavior; Sharing; Third party interaction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879002635     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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