Class Instantiation Subtlety

gistfile1.java

class Base{
    public String baseDeclared = null;
    public Base(){
        setDefaults();
    }
    public void setDefaults(){
        baseDeclared = "DEFAULT BASED DECLARED VALUE";
    }
}
class Child extends Base {
    public String childDeclared = null;
    public Child(){
        super();
    }
    @Override
    public void setDefaults(){
        super.setDefaults();
        childDeclared = "DEFAULT CHILD DECLARED VALUE";
        baseDeclared = "BASED DECLARED VALUE CHANGED IN CHILD";
    }
}
Child c = new Child();        
//This assertion is true
assertEquals("baseDeclared not updated by child","BASED DECLARED VALUE CHANGED IN CHILD",c.baseDeclared); 
//This assertion is false
assertEquals("childDeclared not set to default value","DEFAULT CHILD DECLARED VALUE",c.childDeclared);