Desenvolvimento e neurociências: criação e validação do teste de cognição ético-moral para crianças

Abstract

Moral development encompasses a broad range of social skills studied by contemporary Neuropsychology. However, the literature points to inconsistencies in research due to the lack of standardization in vocabulary and evaluation methods for these skills. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop and seek evidence of content-based validity for a new instrument. The study was divided into three phases: item pre-selection, evidence collected from expert judgment, and evidence collected from the target population. This new measure presented, from the written item pre-selection to the final illustrated task, good psychometric qualities based on test content, and positive feedback from experts in the field. This item selection should be confirmed or transformed by studies with larger and more diverse samples, such as children from other cultures and with atypical development, in order to broaden its relevance in the professional practice of Psychologists.