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Because children’s intellectual ability did not relate significantly to children’s selection
of Action and Justification Choices, I did not include Intellectual Ability as a covariant in further
analyses in this study. The next research question, considers the relationship between CBVS
Action Choices and Justification Choices.
Question Three
Are there significant differences in the proportion of children’s responses on the CBVS
Justification Choice subscales (Prosocial/Care, Aggressive/Retribution, Justice/Fair) and CBVS
Action Choice subscales (Prosocial, Aggressive)?
A Chi-Square (Ҳ 2 ) Test for Independence was used to determine whether children’s Action
Choices (Prosocial vs. Aggressive) were dependent on their Justification Choices (Prosocial/Care
vs. Aggressive/Retribution vs. Justice/Fair). The significant Chi-Square (2, N=632) = 33.96, p <
.0001, Cramer’s V = .2318, shows that there is a dependency between Actions Choice and
Justification Choices. The results are presented in Table 11 and Figure 3.
Tests for the Difference in Proportions based on Action Choice and Justification Choices
groups were performed to determine if there were relationships between variables. Tests for the
Difference in Proportions were performed on CVBS Justification Choices (Prosocial/Care vs.
Aggressive/Retribution vs. Justice/Fair) across CVBS Action Choices (Prosocial vs. Aggressive).
See Figure 3.
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