If posed with the question, 'Who is naughtier, John who accidentally broke fifteen cups or Henry who deliberatley broke one?', Piaget found that a seven-year-old would choose …

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Piaget's research into moral development found that younger children, like a seven-year-old, tend to judge the morality of an action by its consequences rather than the intentions behind it. Therefore, a child would likely see John, who broke more cups, as naughtier, regardless of his lack of intent.

If Posed with the Question, 'Who Is Naughtier, John Who