Learning the Rules of the Game: The Role of Generic "You" and "We" in Shaping Children's Interpretations of Norms

Autor/inn/en	Orvell, Ariana; Elli, Giulia; Umscheid, Valerie; Simmons, Ella; Kross, Ethan; Gelman, Susan A.
Titel	Learning the Rules of the Game: The Role of Generic "You" and "We" in Shaping Children's Interpretations of Norms
Quelle	In: Child Development, 94 (2023) 1, S.159-171 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Orvell, Ariana) ORCID (Elli, Giulia) ORCID (Gelman, Susan A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13846
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Form Classes (Languages); Decision Making; Social Behavior; Behavior Standards; Language Usage; Preschool Children; Age Differences; Interpersonal Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Analytischer Sprachbau; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	A critical skill of childhood is learning social norms. We examine whether the generic pronouns "you" and "we," which frame information as applying to people in general rather than to a specific individual, facilitate this process. In one pre-registered experiment conducted online between 2020 and 2021, children 4- to 9-year-old primarily living in the midwestern U.S. (N = 146, 75 girls, 71 boys, Mage = 7.14, SD = 1.69, 82% White) interpreted actions described with generic pronouns (vs. "I") as normatively correct and selected the speaker who used generic pronouns as the rule-follower, particularly when generic pronouns were presented first. There were no significant effects of age. These results illustrate how generic pronouns influence how children discern unfamiliar norms and form interpersonal judgments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01