Cultural Differences in the Development of a Preference for Scarce Objects

Autor/inn/en	Diesendruck, Gil; Chiang, Wen-Chi; Ferera, Matar; Benozio, Avi
Titel	Cultural Differences in the Development of a Preference for Scarce Objects
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 55 (2019) 1, S.89-95 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000620
Schlagwörter	Cultural Differences; Preferences; Children; Foreign Countries; Self Motivation; Age Differences; Child Development; Israel; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kultureller Unterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	Adults value scarce objects, such as rare precious stones and limited edition items. This valuation may derive from an understanding of market forces and sociological considerations, but it may also be related to more basic cognitive and motivational processes. The present studies addressed these possibilities by investigating the development and cross-cultural prevalence of a preference for scarce objects. Children (N = 366) from Israel and Taiwan, ranging from 4 to 11 years of age, were given a choice between a scarce and an abundant reward. We found that whereas a preference for the scarce appeared among Israelis by age 7, it never appeared among the Taiwanese. These findings indicate that a scarcity preference emerges already at age 7, but only among children living in a culture that emphasizes self-individuality. These findings are discussed in light of cultural accounts of the development of self-motivations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01