Behavior-evaluation gaps in prejudice may reflect age-related cognitive control shifts

Evidence

But it is theoretically more interesting to hypothesize that with age, behavior comes under more cognitive control, whereas with younger children it is under emotional control. Perhaps differences in implicit and explicit attitudes arise in children when cognitions become strong and salient enough to diverge from emotions. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2031

Categorization

• QUESTION: Is there empirical support that implicit-explicit attitude divergence in children tracks cognitive maturation? This hypothesis seems testable and worth following.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2031