Young Children Give Priority to Ownership When Judging Who Should Use an Object

Child Development

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 326-337

  Neary, Karen R ^a   Friedman, Ori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; OWNERSHIP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894902374     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12120     Document Type: Article

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