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Peer reviewedBersoff, David M.; Miller, Joan G. – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Examined the impact of contextual factors on adults' and children's tendencies to hold individuals accountable for moral and legal transgressions. Subjects were 180 adults and children in the United States and Mysore, India. Indians more frequently absolved individuals of moral accountability for breaches performed under emotional duress or by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Children, Context Effect
