Judgment of young children, when it is clear that the intention behind an action is not taken into account, may be affected because of their inability to recall primary information well. 



Moral Judgment and Memory Recall of Younger Children


When asked to recall a series of information, younger children tend to do better at recalling information presented later in the series than earlier. 


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The information presented at the very end usually dictates younger children’s (4-5 years old) judgment. 


Moral Judgment and Information Order in Younger Children


Feldman, N. S., Klosson, E. C., Parsons, J. E., Rholes, W. S., & Ruble, D. N. (1976). Order of Information Presentation and Children’s Moral Judgments. Child Development, 47(2), 556–559. https://doi.org/10.2307/1128821

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