Many studies suggest that preschoolers initially privilege outcome over intention in their moral judgments. The present findings reveal that, in contrast, even younger preschoolers can privilege intentions when evaluating characters who successfully or unsuccessfully help or hinder a third party in achieving its goal. Following a live-action puppet show originally created for infant populations, children made a forced-choice social judgment (which puppet was liked) and two forced-choice moral judgments (which puppet was nicer, which puppet should be punished), and were asked to explain their punishment allocations. In two experiments (N = 195), 3- and 4-year-olds evaluated characters with distinct intentions to help or to hinder who were as...
at 3,4, and 5 years of age and 24 undergraduates were required to use information about intention un...
Prior research indicates that toddlers detect violations when wrongdoers cause unprovoked harm or di...
When prompted, preschoolers advocate punishment for moral transgressions against third parties, but ...
Many studies suggest that preschoolers initially privilege outcome over intention in their moral jud...
Mature moral judgments rely on the analysis of both the outcomes of others’ actions and the mental s...
Mature moral judgments rely on the analysis of both the outcomes of others’ actions and the mental s...
The current study investigated children's intention-based socio-moral judgments and distribution beh...
The judgment of others’ actions as good and praiseworthy versus bad and blameworthy is fundamental t...
The judgment of others’ actions as good and praiseworthy versus bad and blameworthy is fundamental t...
The present study investigates agent-neutral application of moral norms in preschool-age children an...
The present study focuses on the moral reasoning of preschool children, particularly their ability t...
Many factors influence children’s consideration of selfish and prosocial behaviors. For example, pre...
Many factors influence children’s consideration of selfish and prosocial behaviors. For example, pre...
ABSTRACT—The concept of acting intentionally is an im-portant nexus where theory of mind and moral j...
Research with infants and toddlers suggests that even early in development, humans evaluate others b...
at 3,4, and 5 years of age and 24 undergraduates were required to use information about intention un...
Prior research indicates that toddlers detect violations when wrongdoers cause unprovoked harm or di...
When prompted, preschoolers advocate punishment for moral transgressions against third parties, but ...
Many studies suggest that preschoolers initially privilege outcome over intention in their moral jud...
Mature moral judgments rely on the analysis of both the outcomes of others’ actions and the mental s...
Mature moral judgments rely on the analysis of both the outcomes of others’ actions and the mental s...
The current study investigated children's intention-based socio-moral judgments and distribution beh...
The judgment of others’ actions as good and praiseworthy versus bad and blameworthy is fundamental t...
The judgment of others’ actions as good and praiseworthy versus bad and blameworthy is fundamental t...
The present study investigates agent-neutral application of moral norms in preschool-age children an...
The present study focuses on the moral reasoning of preschool children, particularly their ability t...
Many factors influence children’s consideration of selfish and prosocial behaviors. For example, pre...
Many factors influence children’s consideration of selfish and prosocial behaviors. For example, pre...
ABSTRACT—The concept of acting intentionally is an im-portant nexus where theory of mind and moral j...
Research with infants and toddlers suggests that even early in development, humans evaluate others b...
at 3,4, and 5 years of age and 24 undergraduates were required to use information about intention un...
Prior research indicates that toddlers detect violations when wrongdoers cause unprovoked harm or di...
When prompted, preschoolers advocate punishment for moral transgressions against third parties, but ...