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ERIC Number: EJ251379
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jun
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Children's Use of the Discounting Principle in Their Perceptions of Exertion.
Kassin, Saul M.; Gibbons, Frederick X.
Child Development, v52 n2 p741-44 Jun 1981
The authors conducted a developmental test of the discounting principle (that the role of a given cause in producing effects is reduced if other plausible causes are also present) by showing an animated film to kindergarten and second-grade children. Results conflicted with previous research findings. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten Children, Logical Thinking, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Inferences; Discounting Principle