The role of cognitive abilities in children's inferences about social atypicality and peer exclusion and inclusion in intergroup contexts

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 233-247

  Abrams, Dominic ^a   Rutland, Adam ^a,b   Palmer, Sally B ^a   Pelletier, Joseph ^a,c   Ferrell, Jennifer ^a,d   Lee, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Behavioral Sciences California State Baptist University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group dynamics; Second Order Mental State understanding; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THEORY OF MIND;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84905915674     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12034     Document Type: Article

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