More than Meets the Eye: Young Children's Trust in Claims That Defy Their Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Lane, Jonathan D.; Harris, Paul L.; Gelman, Susan A.; Wellman, Henry M.
Titel	More than Meets the Eye: Young Children's Trust in Claims That Defy Their Perceptions
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 3, S.865-871 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0034291
Schlagwörter	Trust (Psychology); Physical Characteristics; Young Children; Task Analysis; Concept Formation; Deception; Object Permanence; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körperliche Erscheinung; Frühe Kindheit; Aufgabenanalyse; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Täuschung; Objektpermanenz; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	Children and adults often encounter counterintuitive claims that defy their perceptions. We examined factors that influence children's acceptance of such claims. Children ages 3-6 years were shown familiar objects (e.g., a rock), were asked to identify the objects, and were then told that each object was something else (e.g., that the rock was soap). For some children, informants explicitly stated that the objects were different from what they appeared to be, whereas other children received testimony about the objects' identities without any reference to the discrepancy between appearance and reality. Children also completed standard tasks measuring appearance-reality understanding. When later asked about the objects' identities and properties, children who had a firm understanding of the appearance-reality distinction and those who heard informants mention that distinction were more accepting of the informants' counterintuitive claims. Thus, receptivity to counterintuitive claims can reflect conceptual growth rather than simple deference or conformity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01