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Myers, Lauren J.; Liben, Lynn S. – Child Development, 2008
The contribution of intentionality understanding to symbolic development was examined. Actors added colored dots to a map, displaying either symbolic or aesthetic intentions. In Study 1, most children (5-6 years) understood actors' intentions, but when asked which graphic would help find hidden objects, most selected the incorrect (aesthetic) one…
Descriptors: Intention, Cartography, Semiotics, Age Differences
LeCapitaine, John E. – 1975
This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of 18 selected lessons from Dupont's Toward Affective Development (TAD) program for creating an awareness in students of alternatives to psycho-social situations. Using a sample of 60 subjects randomly selected from 111 sixth-grade students in northwest Wisconsin, two experimental and two…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making