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Peer reviewedSmetana, Judith G.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Compared judgments of maltreated and nonmaltreated preschoolers regarding moral transgressions. Found that all children evaluated moral transgressions as very serious, punishable, and wrong in the absence of rules. Moral judgments and justifications differed as a function of context and type of transgression but not maltreatment status. Affective…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedHorn, Stacey S. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
This study surveyed ninth- and eleventh-graders' evaluations of social exclusion based on social group membership. Responses indicated that participants found exclusion less wrong than denying resources, and used fewer moral and more conventional reasons to justify judgments. Participants relied on their group knowledge or stereotypes in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Cognitive Development
