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Harris, Paul L.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1981
Children 6, 11, and 15 years old were interviewed about their concept of emotion. Replies indicated the child's concept of emotion changed markedly between 6 and 11 but indicated no marked changes thereafter. The changing conception of emotion was manifested in replies regarding the identification, regulation, and effects of emotion. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children
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Hobson, R. Peter; Lee, Anthony – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
Twenty-one autistic and 21 nonautistic retarded adolescents and young adults were compared on British Picture Vocabulary Scale items considered emotion-related or highly abstract. Autistic subjects' lower scores on emotion-related items suggest autism-specific impairments in grasping these concepts. No differences were found for abstract/concrete…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism