Giving Preschoolers Choice Increases Sharing Behavior

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1971-1979

  Chernyak, Nadia ^a   Kushnir, Tamar ^a  

^a Department of Human Development Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

altruism; choice; cognitive development; morality; preschoolers; prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOICE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOLERS; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; CHOICE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; MORALITY; PRESCHOOLERS; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84885335874     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613482335     Document Type: Article

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