Children's Impressions of Other Persons: The Effects of Temporal Separation of Behavioral Information.

Rholes, William S.; Ruble, Diane N.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Children's Impressions of Other Persons: The Effects of Temporal Separation of Behavioral Information.

Rholes, William S.; Ruble, Diane N.

Child Development, v57 n4 p872-78 Aug 1986

Examines the implications of temporal separation for children's developmental differences in inferences drawn about an individual's characteristics after observing multiple instances of that individual's behavior. Also tests two competing hypotheses about how young children process information separated in time. (HOD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Labeling (of Persons), Perceptual Development, Personality Traits, Social Cognition, Time Perspective, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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