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Takagishi, Haruto; Kameshima, Shinya; Schug, Joanna; Koizumi, Michiko; Yamagishi, Toshio – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of theory of mind in fairness-related behavior in preschoolers and to introduce a tool for examining fairness-related behavior in children. A total of 68 preschoolers played the Ultimatum Game in a face-to-face setting. Acquisition of theory of mind was defined as the understanding of false…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Evaluation Methods, Behavior Patterns
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Corriveau, Kathleen H.; Harris, Paul L. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Three- and 4-year-old children were asked to judge which of a set of 3 lines was the longest, both independently and in the face of an inaccurate consensus among adult informants. Children were invariably accurate when making independent judgments but sometimes deferred to the inaccurate consensus. Nevertheless, the deference displayed by both age…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, North Americans, Children, Preschool Children