Recent research strongly implies that the basis for children's trait-like inferences about others' behavior _____ .

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Recent research suggests that younger children (5- to 6-year-olds) tend to make evaluative reasoning rather than true trait inferences when forming opinions about others' behavior, whereas older children (9- to 10-year-olds) are more likely to make true trait inferences. Therefore, the basis for children's trait-like inferences about others' behavior reflects evaluative reasoning for younger children and true trait inferences for older children.

Recent Research Strongly Implies That the Basis for Children's Trait-Like