Preschoolers are able to take merit into account when distributing goods

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 492-498

  Baumard, Nicolas ^a,b   Mascaro, Olivier ^c,d   Chevallier, Coralie ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT JEAN NICOD   (France)

^d CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Development; Equity; Fairness; Morality

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863003823     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026598     Document Type: Article

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