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Intuitive theories inform children's beliefs about intergroup obligation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2020

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Lisa Chalik*
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Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women, Department of Psychology, New York, NY10016. lisa.chalik@yu.eduhttp://www.developingmindslab.com
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Abstract

In addition to emerging from children's direct experiences with collaborative partners and groups, children's beliefs about obligation also arise from a process of intuitive theory-building in early childhood. On this account, it is possible for at least some of children's beliefs to emerge in the absence of specific experiences where obligations are held among fellow members of a group “we.”

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e65
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