Cognitive Processes and Young Children's Use of Intention and Consequence Information in Moral Judgment.

Rotenberg, Ken

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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Cognitive Processes and Young Children's Use of Intention and Consequence Information in Moral Judgment.

Rotenberg, Ken

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v26 n4 p359-70 Oct 1980

Investigates the reflectivity hypothesis by assessing (1) individual differences in preschool children's decentration ability and cognitive style of reflection-impulsivity and (2) the effects of instructing preschool children to adopt a reflective search strategy in their use of intention and consequence information in moral judgments. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Hypothesis Testing, Individual Differences, Instruction, Preschool Children, Self Control

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