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Peer reviewedBenson, Margaret S. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1996
Examination of stories invented by four- and five-year olds indicated that narrative skill was a better predictor of the inclusion of conflict and psychological causation in a story than was age. Plotted narratives included conflict and psychological causation more often than did less-structured narratives. (BC)
Descriptors: Conflict, Motivation, Narration, Personality
Peer reviewedBenson, Margaret S. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
Examined association between understanding of psychological causation and ability of young children from low-income families to produce goal-based episodes in narratives. Participants "read" book and resulting narrative was coded for psychological causation and goal-based episodes. Use of psychological causation was related to age and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Goal Orientation, Language Skills
