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Smart or Just Lucky? Inferring Question-Asking Competence From Strategies' Efficiency Versus Effectiveness

Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Autor(en):
Török, Georgina; Swaboda, Nora; Ruggeri, Azzurra
Abstract:
Previous research shows that children evaluate the competence of others based on how effectively someone accomplished a goal, that is, based on the observed outcome of an action (e.g., number of attempts needed). Here, we investigate whether 5 to 10-year-old children and adults infer competence from how efficiently someone solves a task by implementing question-asking strategies of varying expected information gains (EIG). Whereas the efficiency of a strategy defined as EIG is a reliable indicat...     »
Stichworte:
ability,cognitive development,competence,social cognition
Zeitschriftentitel:
Developmental Psychology
Jahr:
2023
Band / Volume:
59
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1136--1152
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1037/dev0001516
Print-ISSN:
00121649
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