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Lightfoot, Cynthia; Bullock, Merry – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Preschoolers; second, fourth, and sixth graders; and university students were asked to interpret videotapes in which an actor conveyed contradictory verbal and facial expressions with and without a story context that provided a reason for the contradiction. Findings revealed age and context effects. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect