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Direct linkCimpian, Andrei; Erickson, Lucy C. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Generic statements, or generics, express generalizations about entire kinds (e.g., ""Girls" are good at a game called "tooki""). In contrast, nongeneric statements express facts about specific (sets of) individuals (e.g., "Jane is good at tooki"). Aside from simply conveying information, generics and nongenerics also instill different causal…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attribution Theory, Females, Children
