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Developmental antecedents of cleansing effects: Evidence against domain-generality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Emily Gerdin Open the ORCID record for Emily Gerdin [Opens in a new window] ,
Shruthi Venkatesh ,
Joshua Rottman  and
Jasmine M. DeJesus
Emily Gerdin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8205 emily.gerdin@yale.edu
Shruthi Venkatesh
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), Greensboro, NC 27412 s_venkat@uncg.edu jmdejes2@uncg.edu https://www.devculturehealth.com/
Joshua Rottman
Affiliation:
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003. jrottman@fandm.edu; www.joshuarottman.com
Jasmine M. DeJesus
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), Greensboro, NC 27412 s_venkat@uncg.edu jmdejes2@uncg.edu https://www.devculturehealth.com/
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Abstract

Lee and Schwarz propose grounded procedures of separation as a domain-general mechanism underlying cleansing effects. One strong test of domain generality is to investigate the ontogenetic origins of a process. Here, we argue that the developmental evidence provides weak support for a domain-general grounded procedures account. Instead, it is likely that distinct separation procedures develop uniquely for different content domains.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e7
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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