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Wyman, Emily; Rakoczy, Hannes; Tomasello, Michael – Cognitive Development, 2009
In two studies 3-year-olds' understanding of the context-specificity of normative rules was investigated through games of pretend play. In the first study, children protested against a character who joined a pretend game but treated the target object according to its real function. However, they did not protest when she performed the same action…
Descriptors: Play, Personality, Preschool Children, Games
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Hedricks, Cynthia A.; Robie, Chet; Harnisher, John V. – International Journal of Testing, 2008
Personality scores were used to construct three databases of global norms. The composition of the three databases varied according to percentage of cases by global region, occupational group, applicant status, and gender of the job candidate. Comparison of personality scores across the three norms databases revealed that the magnitude of the…
Descriptors: Norms, Databases, Case Studies, Cultural Differences