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Title:

What is a good question asker better at? From unsystematic generalization to adult-like selectivity across childhood

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
De Simone, Costanza; Ruggeri, Azzurra
Abstract:
Research suggests that children prefer to seek help from informants who demonstrate active-learning competence. What do children infer from the ability to ask informative questions? This project explores developmental changes in what 3- to 9-year-old children and adults (N = 240) infer from informants' question-asking competence (Study 1a and b), and the extent to which they use such inferences to decide whom to learn from (Study 2). Results from Study 1a and b suggest that adult-like meaningful...     »
Keywords:
Cognitive development,Question asking,Selective trust,Social cognition,Social learning
Journal title:
Cognitive Development
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
59
Journal issue:
June
Pages contribution:
101082
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101082
WWW:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101082
Publisher:
Elsevier Inc.
Print-ISSN:
08852014
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