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ERIC Number: EJ615468
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Values and Truths: The Making and Judging of Moral Decisions.
Wainryb, Cecilia
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n89 p33-46 Fall 2000
Notes that moral decisions include both moral concepts and factual beliefs. Considers possible sources of variation in factual beliefs and presents research into children's and adults' thinking about practices based on factual beliefs different from their own. Discusses how individuals take these differences into account when judging the seemingly immoral decisions and practices of others. (JPB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Individual Differences, Moral Development, Moral Values, Value Judgment, Young Children
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Factual Perception
Note: Theme issue topic: "Rights and Wrongs: How Children and Young Adults Evaluate the World."