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Publication Date: 2004-Mar
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Understanding Perspectives and Emotions in Contract Violation: Development of Deontic and Moral Reasoning
Keller, Monika; Gummerum, Michaela; Tien Wang, Xiao; Lindsey, Samuel
Child Development, v75 n2 p614-635 Mar 2004
Children between the ages of 3 and 10 years were presented with a set of pictures representing a contract with bilateral cheating options between a parent and child (Study 1) and between 2 peers (Study 2). The children had to (a) evaluate which situations violated the contract when the relevant information was presented, (b) anticipate the feelings of the violator and the victim, and (c) infer possible contract violation from 2 different perspectives when relevant information was covered. Results show that logical inferences about contract violation differ according to the type of task. Negative feelings attributed to the violator were dependent on age and type of relationship, revealing a content-sensitive codevelopment of cognitive abilities and moral reasoning in young children.
Descriptors: Inferences, Thinking Skills, Children, Cognitive Ability, Age Differences, Moral Development, Cheating
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Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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