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Toddlers’ understanding of basic emotions: identification, labeling and causality / La comprensión temprana de las emociones básicas: identificación, etiquetado y causalidad

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Pages 569-601 | Received 05 Feb 2013, Accepted 13 Sep 2013, Published online: 22 Oct 2014

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