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| Adults | 1 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Eating Habits | 1 |
| Emotional Response | 1 |
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| Mothers | 1 |
| Perceptual Development | 1 |
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| Child Development | 1 |
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| Fallon, April E. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFallon, April E.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
Reports the results of structured interviews with mothers of 29 children three and one-half to 12 years of age, documenting the development of four categories of food rejection based on distaste, danger, disgust, and inappropriateness. Suggests that lack of contamination sensitivity in younger children is due to their belief that chemical…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Concept Formation, Eating Habits
