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Peer reviewedLangford, Peter E. – Child Development, 1997
Two studies used a modification of the weakly interpretive scoring method of Langford and D'Cruz to examine judicial and legislative reasoning. Findings were in accord with modified versions of Piaget's and Kohlberg's views and contradicted Gibbs' theory. There were three stages of legislative reasoning between 7 and 21 years: heteronomy or…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Moral Development, Moral Values, Theories
Peer reviewedMcGillicuddy-De Lisi, Ann V.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Investigated how children's decisions about allocating money to story characters were affected by the relationship (friends versus strangers) among the characters. Children's rationales for their decisions showed that equality was the most salient principle for decisions at all ages and that older children provided rationales based on benevolence…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Child Development, Children
