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Rowley, M. G. and Robinson, Elizabeth J. (2007) Understanding the truth about subjectivity. Social Development, Vol.16 (No.4). pp. 747-757. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00405.x ISSN 0961-205x.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00405.x
Abstract
Results of two experiments show children’s understanding of diversity in personal preference is incomplete. Despite acknowledging diversity, in Experiment 1(N=108), 6-
and 8-year-old children were less likely than adults to see preference as a legitimate basis for personal tastes and more likely to say a single truth could be found about a matter of taste. In Experiment 2 (N=96), 7- and 9-year-olds were less likely than 11- and 13-yearolds to say a dispute about a matter of preference might not be resolved. These data suggest that acceptance of the possibility of diversity does not indicate an adult-like understanding of subjectivity. An understanding of the relative emphasis placed on objective and subjective factors in different contexts continues to develop into adolescence.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Child psychology, Knowledge, Theory of, Subjectivity | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Social Development | ||||
Publisher: | Blackwell | ||||
ISSN: | 0961-205x | ||||
Official Date: | November 2007 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.16 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 747-757 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00405.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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