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Peer reviewedBeach, Richard; Wendler, Linda – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Compares inferences about story characters' behavior, perceptions, and goals made by eighth graders, eleventh graders, college freshmen, and college seniors. Concludes that from early adolescence to young adulthood, readers shift from conceptions of characters in terms of immediate surface feelings and behaviors to conceptions in terms of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Characterization, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
