The accidental transgressor: Morally-relevant theory of mind

Cognition

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-215

  Killen, Melanie ^a   Lynn Mulvey, Kelly ^a   Richardson, Cameron ^a   Jampol, Noah ^a   Woodward, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental social cognition; Moral judgments; Social knowledge; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BELIEF; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; PUNISHMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79952814257     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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