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Hunt, J. McVicker – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Suggests that variations in the quality and type of infant care, in institutional and other settings in different cultures and social classes, can have influences on the long-term development of the child's rate, level, and type of cognitive development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
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Charlesworth, William R. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1991
Constructs a model applying evolutionary biology theory to the development of children's sense of justice. Maintains that competition for scarce resources causes many of the moral problems involving justice. Examines the place of emotions in the sense of justice. Hypothesizes rules of justice that predate cultural history. (CH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research