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Peer reviewedYoung, Shari K.; Fox, Nathan A.; Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Examined role of infant and toddler temperament in predicting 2-year olds' empathy. Found that children showed relatively more concern for mother's distress, but were also responsive to unfamiliar victims. Unreacting infants showing little affect also showed less empathy toward the unfamiliar adult almost two years later. Inhibition toward…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Empathy, Infant Behavior, Infants
Peer reviewedEisenberg, Nancy; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Examines change in prosocial moral judgment over a seven-year period; determines whether there are gender differences in the development of prosocial moral judgment; and examines the interrelations of moral judgment, affect (sympathy), and behavior in middle childhood. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children
