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Peer reviewedMoir, D. John – Child Development, 1974
The development of moral judgment in 11-year-old girls is discussed in terms of the evaluation of role taking ability. (ST)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Females
Peer reviewedTomlinson-Keasey, C.; Keasey, Charles Blake – Child Development, 1974
The hypothesized central role of cognitive development in resolving moral dilemmas was examined in sixth grade and college-age females. Results indicated that sophisticated cognitive operations are a prerequisite to advanced moral judgments. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Peer reviewedMcGillicuddy-De Lisi, Ann V.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Investigated how children's decisions about allocating money to story characters were affected by the relationship (friends versus strangers) among the characters. Children's rationales for their decisions showed that equality was the most salient principle for decisions at all ages and that older children provided rationales based on benevolence…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Child Development, Children
