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ERIC Number: EJ602209
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Young Children's Understanding of Desire Formation.
Moses, Louis J.; Coon, Jennifer A.; Wusinich, Nicole
Developmental Psychology, v36 n1 p77-90 Jan 2000
Two studies examined preschoolers' appreciation of how mental states arise. Findings suggest that 3- and 5-year-olds better understood perception-generated beliefs and attitude-generated desires than physiology-generated desires. Four- and 5-year-olds better understood the effects of quantity of experience than of time of experience on physiological states and desires. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Perception, Performance Factors, Physiology, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Desire; Theory of Mind