Trust matters: Seeing how an adult treats another person influences preschoolers' willingness to delay gratification

Developmental Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1011-1019

  Michaelson, Laura E ^a   Munakata, Yuko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SOCIAL SKILLS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969247724     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12388     Document Type: Article

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