Asymmetries in peer interaction: The effect of social representations of gender and knowledge asymmetry on children's cognitive development

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 578-588

  Zapiti, Anna ^a   Psaltis, Charis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 85027926487     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1885     Document Type: Article

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