Young children heed advice selectively

Volume: 138, Pages: 71 - 87
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Abstract
A rational strategy to update and revise one's uncertain beliefs is to take advice by other agents who are better informed. Adults routinely engage in such advice taking in systematic and selective ways depending on relevant characteristics such as reliability of advisors. The current study merged research in social and developmental psychology to examine whether children also adjust their initial judgment to varying degrees depending on the...
Paper Details
Title
Young children heed advice selectively
Published Date
Oct 1, 2015
Volume
138
Pages
71 - 87
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