Beliefs About the Origins of Human Psychological Traits

The development of children's reasoning about the origins of human psychological traits was investigated across 4 studies with a total of 316 participants ranging in age from kindergartners to 5th graders and adults. The primary methodology was a switched-at-birth task ( L. A. Hirschfeld, 1995...

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Adults
Age Differences
Attitudes
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Child psychology
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Cognitive Development
Concept Formation
Developmental psychology
Environmental aspects
Environmental Influences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic factors
Human
Humans
Intelligence
Internal-External Control
Male
Nature Nurture Controversy
Personality Development
Personality Traits
Physical Characteristics
Priming Effects
Psychodynamics
Psychological Characteristics
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Set (Psychology)
Shyness
Social Behavior
Social Environment
Traits
title Beliefs About the Origins of Human Psychological Traits
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