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Development of Moral Cognition
"Moral cognition describes the processes of interpretation, abstraction, reasoning, judgment, and evaluation when taking considerations of others’ welfare, rights, fairness, equality, and justice into account. The roots of these cognitive processes emerge early in development and grow in complexity as children navigate the social world through interactions with others..." – By Marley B. Forbes and others
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Perceptual Organization
"Perceptual organization concerns the organization of people’s perception into meaningful, structured entities—often wholes containing parts, with specific interrelationships among the parts as well as specific relationships between the parts and the wholes..." – By Johan Wagemans
What's New to the OREs
In November 2024, 76 new articles and 12 revised articles, spread across 20 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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