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Pellizzoni, Sandra; Siegal, Michael; Surian, Luca – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Children and adults often judge that the side effects of the actions of an uncaring story agent have been intentional if the effects are harmful but not if these are beneficial, creating an asymmetrical "side-effect" effect. The authors report 3 experiments involving 4- and 5-year-olds (N = 188) designed to clarify the role of foreknowledge and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Moral Development, Caring, Developmental Continuity