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Peer reviewedShultz, Thomas R.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
A theory of the assignment of moral responsibility and punishment for harm was tested with 5- to 11-year-old children. Results indicated sophisticated use of moral concepts from 5 years. Developmental trends suggested increasing sensitivity to these concepts, greater tolerance for harm doing, and more emphasis on restitution than punishment.…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Moral Development, Moral Values
Peer reviewedDamon, William – Child Development, 1975
In order to investigate the relationship between the development of justice (moral) conceptions and the development of mathematical and physical (logical) conceptions, 50 children(ages 4-8) were administered a "positive justice" interview and five of Piaget's concrete-operational mathematical and physical tasks. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Interviews, Justice
Peer reviewedKusche, Carol A.; Greenberg, Mark T. – Child Development, 1983
Evaluates the growth of social-cognitive knowledge in deaf and hearing children during the early- and middle-school years and assesses the relative importance of language in two domains of social cognition. In addition, separately examines the child's ability to evaluate the concepts of good and bad and to take another person's perspective. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
Social Interactions in the Home and the Development of Young Children's Conceptions of the Personal.
Peer reviewedNucci, Larry; Weber, Elsa K. – Child Development, 1995
Observations and interviews of 20 middle-class preschoolers and their mothers were conducted to examine the emergence of the personal domain. Found that preschoolers make a conceptual distinction between personal and moral or conventional issues, and that mothers were more likely to negotiate with children over personal than social events. (MDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Concept Formation, Individual Development, Moral Development
