The present study investigated the relationships among Israeli kindergarten children's social cognitive capacities, their popularity, and their social behavior. We found that children's understanding of others' behavioral motives was positively related to their popularity, that children's false-belief understanding was positively related to peers'…

Used the Revised Class Play test to compare the attitudes of Jewish second through seventh graders in Israel with attitudes of North American children, as assessed in previous studies. Although results on broad measures of leadership, aggression, and sensitivity were similar, some culturally specific differences were apparent. (MDM)