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Engarhos, Paraskevi; Shohoudi, Azadeh; Crossman, Angela; Talwar, Victoria – Developmental Science, 2020
The current study examined the influence of observing another's lie- or truth-telling -- and its consequences -- on children's own honesty about a transgression. Children (N = 224, 5-8 years of age) observed an experimenter (E) tell the truth or lie about a minor transgression in one of five conditions: (a) Truth-Positive Outcome -- E told the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Deception, Young Children, Child Behavior
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Shneidman, Laura; Gaskins, Suzanne; Woodward, Amanda – Developmental Science, 2016
In several previous studies, 18-month-old infants who were directly addressed demonstrated more robust imitative behaviors than infants who simply observed another's actions, leading theorists to suggest that child-directed interactions carried unique informational value. However, these data came exclusively from cultural communities where direct…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Imitation, Cultural Influences, Peer Influence
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Moriguchi, Yusuke; Kanda, Takayuki; Ishiguro, Hiroshi; Itakura, Shoji – Developmental Science, 2010
Previous research has shown that young children commit perseverative errors from their observation of another person's actions. The present study examined how social observation would lead children to perseverative tendencies, using a robot. In Experiment 1, preschoolers watched either a human model or a robot sorting cards according to one…
Descriptors: Observation, Error Patterns, Robotics, Cognitive Ability