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Peer reviewedLourenco, Orlando M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1990
Investigated development of altruism in children according to a theoretical perspective that integrated Piagetian micromodels accounting for change from preoperational to operational stages. Subjects were 90 children of 5-12 years of age. Older children were more likely to consider an altruistic act in terms of gain construction than cost…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Altruism, Children, Foreign Countries
