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Children's Categorization and Evaluation of Different Types of Lies and Truths.
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Bussey, Kay – Child Development, 1999
Investigated 4-, 8-, and 11-year-olds' ability to categorize intentionally false and true statements as lies and truths. Found that older children were more likely to categorize false statements as lies and true statements as truths than were 4-year-olds. Antisocial lies were rated as most serious, and "white lies" as least serious.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Classification, Cognitive Development
Construction and Validation of a Multiple-Choice Measure of Moral Reasoning.
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Gibbs, John C.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
A recognition measure of Kohlbergian moral reasoning, developed on the basis of a production measure, was psychometrically evaluated. Results showed that the Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure has acceptable concurrent validity and high levels of test-retest reliability and internal consistency. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis
Abused, Neglected, and Nonmaltreated Children's Conceptions of Moral and Social-Conventional Transgressions.
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Smetana, Judith G.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
The effect of child maltreatment on children's social-cognitive development was examined by investigating abused, neglected, and nonmaltreated children's judgments regarding the permissibility of social-conventional and moral transgressions pertaining to physical harm, psychological distress, and the unfair distribution of resources. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Comparative Analysis
Causal Attributions of Helping as a Function of Age and Incentives.
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Peterson, Lizette; Gelfand, Donna M. – Child Development, 1984
Causal interpretations of story characters' helpful behavior were examined in first, fourth, and sixth graders, and in college-age students. Subjects heard stories featuring actors' anticipations of eight different consequences for helping. Differences in ratings of actors among age groups were discussed. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Children's Social Reasoning about Inclusion and Exclusion in Gender and Race Peer Group Contexts.
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Killen, Melanie; Stangor, Charles – Child Development, 2001
Investigated age and context differences in children's judgments about excluding peers from group activities on the basis of gender and race. Found that the vast majority of children rejected exclusion in contexts in which only stereotypes justified exclusion. Older children (13 years) were more likely to allow exclusion than younger (7 and 10…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Chinese and Canadian Children's Evaluations of Lying and Truth Telling: Similarities and Differences in the Context of Pro- and Antisocial Behaviors.
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Lee, Kang; Cameron, Catherine Ann; Xu, Fen; Fu, Genyao; Board, Julie – Child Development, 1997
Compared Chinese and Canadian 7-, 9-, and 11-year-olds' moral evaluations of lie- and truth-telling in stories involving pro- and antisocial behavior. Found that Chinese children rated truth-telling less positively and lie-telling more positively in prosocial settings than Canadians. Both rated truth-telling positively and lie-telling negatively…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Children, Comparative Analysis
The Effects of Group Stereotypes on Adolescents' Reasoning about Peer Retribution.
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Pitner, Ronald O.; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami; Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Zeira, Anat – Child Development, 2003
Examined effects of negative group stereotypes on reasoning about peer retribution (child hits another child in response to name calling) among 2,604 Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel. Found evidence that Arab and Jewish students hold stereotypes about one another and that in-group bias affected approval and reasoning about peer retribution…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression