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Children's implicit theories of their peers: A developmental analysis
Author(s) -
Honess Terry
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1979.tb01712.x
Subject(s) - psychology , construct (python library) , perception , developmental psychology , developmental stage theories , function (biology) , personal construct theory , implicit personality theory , cognitive psychology , construct validity , social psychology , psychometrics , personality , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , computer science , biology , programming language
Common assumptions in the theories of Kelly and Werner allow Werner's description of development to be readily translated into a number of predictions concerning the course of construct system or implicit theory development. Construct organization was inferred from subjects’ responses to a specially modified implication grid. Both developmental predictions and the validity of grid measures received excellent support from the analysis of children's implicit theories of their peers as a function of their own age, sex, and verbal intelligence. In addition, the grid responses provided fresh insights into the course of sex differences in person perception.