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Sociomoral caveats to children's selective forgiveness

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Owen Waddington *
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Bahar Köymen
DOI：10.1016/j.dr.2026.101286delete
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• Forgiveness is foundational to human sociality and cooperation. • Unconditional forgiveness carries risks and can undermine cooperative systems. • Forgiveness should be granted or withheld based on certain sociomoral conditions. • From an early age, children use these conditions to selectively forgive others.
Keywords:
Forgiveness
Unforgiveness
Moral reasoning

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