John M Taylor
From η2 to ω2: Adopt a Better Measure of Effect
The Journal of nursing education
across two studies wide age range participants interviewed nature death participants living rural madagascar community ancestral beliefs practices widespread study 1 children 817 years adults 1971 years asked whether bodily mental processes continue death death question presented context narrative focused either corpse ancestral practices associated afterlife participants aged 8 years older claimed death brings end bodily mental processes nevertheless particularly context religious narrative claimed certain mental processes continue even death assertion afterlife evident among adults children especially respect cognitive processes knowing remembering study 2 5 7yearolds asked similar questions connection death bird person sevenyearolds consistently claimed bodily mental processes cease death whereas 5yearolds unsystematic replies together two studies replicate extend findings obtained western children showing course development different conceptions death elaborateda biological conception death terminates living processes religious conception death marks beginning new form spiritual existence