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Direct linkLane, Jonathan D.; Evans, E. Margaret; Brink, Kimberly A.; Wellman, Henry M. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
We examine how understandings of ordinary and extraordinary communication develop. Three- to 10-year-old children and adults (N = 183) were given scenarios in which a protagonist wanted help from a human (their parent) or from God. Scenarios varied in whether protagonists expressed their desires aloud (by asking) or silently (by hoping), whether…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Children, Adults, Age Differences
Lane, Jonathan D.; Wellman, Henry M.; Evans, E. Margaret – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Individuals in many cultures believe in omniscient (all-knowing) beings, but everyday representations of omniscience have rarely been studied. To understand the nature of such representations requires knowing how they develop. Two studies examined the breadth of knowledge (i.e., types of knowledge) and depth of knowledge (i.e., amount of knowledge…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Adults, Age Differences
Simpkins, Sandra D.; Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
The Eccles' expectancy-value model posits that a cascade of mechanisms explain associations between parents' beliefs and youths' achievement-related behaviors. Specifically, parents' beliefs predict parents' behaviors; in turn, parents' behaviors predict youths' motivational beliefs, and youths' motivational beliefs predict their behaviors. This…
Descriptors: Mothers, Beliefs, Adolescents, Self Concept
