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ERIC Number: EJ398187
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Young Children's Attribution of Action to Beliefs and Desires.
Bartsch, Karen; Wellman, Henry
Child Development, v60 n4 p946-64 Aug 1989
Two studies investigated the attribution of action to beliefs and desires in 15 adults and 45 children. Children and adults shared a similar construal of human action in terms of beliefs, desires, and false beliefs. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Inferences, Logical Thinking, Social Cognition, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Desire