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Zhang, Zhen – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Previous work has provided evidence that both merit and social relationships guide resource distribution in children. However, no prior studies have addressed the question of how children as third-party distributors balance the 2 factors when they are in conflict with one another. Two studies tested 7-year-old Chinese children's allocation of 3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Young Children, Rewards
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Matsumoto, David; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Analyzes the moral acts of 19 dyads of 4-year-olds in a cognitively simplified version of the Prisoner's Dilemma Game in relationship to their friendship, emotions, and processes of conflict resolution. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Response
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Kruger, Ann Cale; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Investigates whether children's use of reasoning differs in child-child and adult-child discussions of moral dilemmas. Supports Piaget's contention that moral discussions with peers feature a more spontaneous use of reasoning than do discussions with adults. (HOD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Development, Conflict Resolution