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The development of cynicism.
Two experiments explored the development of cynicism by examining how children evaluate other people who make claims consistent or inconsistent with their self-interests. In Experiment 1, kindergartners, second graders, and fourth graders heard stories with ambiguous conclusions in which characters made statements that were aligned either with or against self-interest. Older children took into ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ESC: English Studies in Canada
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1913-4835
DOI: 10.1353/esc.2012.0024