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Direct linkChoe, Katherine S.; Keil, Frank C.; Bloom, Paul – Developmental Science, 2005
Two studies explored children's understanding of how the presence of conflicting mental states in a single mind can lead people to act so as to subvert their own desires. Study 1 analyzed explanations by children (4-7 years) and adults of behaviors arising from this sort of "Ulysses conflict" and compared them with their understanding of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Cognitive Development, Adults, Child Development
