Developmental Psychology Preschoolers Are Able to Take Merit into Account When Distributing Goods
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Preschoolers are able to take merit into account when distributing goods.
Classic studies in developmental psychology demonstrate a relatively late development of equity, with children as old as 6 or even 8-10 years failing to follow the logic of merit--that is, giving more to those who contributed more. Following Piaget (1932), these studies have been taken to indicate that judgments of justice develop slowly and follow a stagelike progression, starting off with sim...
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