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Direct linkKalish, Charles W.; Shiverick, Sean M. – Cognitive Development, 2004
Two important sources of information for social judgments are personality dispositions (traits) and social norms. Existing research suggests that young children do not find traits salient. To what extent might they rely on a different source of information? Two experiments explored how information about preferences (what someone likes) and rules…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Social Psychology, Young Children, Social Cognition
