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ERIC Number: EJ380604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Effect of Personal Relevance on Psychological Inference: A Developmental Analysis.
Feldman, Nina S.; Ruble, Diane N.
Child Development, v59 n5 p1339-52 Oct 1988
Examines personal relevance in relation to the ability of 48 5- to 10-year-old children to describe others in terms of psychological characteristics. Results suggest that verbal inferencing skills of young children have been underestimated and that they may be more oriented toward affective goals than older children when anticipating interaction with a peer. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Inferences, Motivation, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Social Behavior, Social Cognition, Verbal Communication, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Impression Formation