Recent Research Implies That If a 5-Year-Old Hears That a John

question 100

Multiple Choice

Recent research implies that if a 5-year-old hears that a John, new acquaintance, is "generous", he is likely to

• A) make trait-like inferences, assuming that John will later share his toys with playmates
• B) assume that John is a good kid and that good guys do nice things like sharing
• C) both of these
• D) neither of these; 5-year-olds have no appreciation of the implications of traits

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