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Heck, Isobel A.; Chernyak, Nadia; Sobel, David M. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2018
Young children are remarkably compliant with social norms, especially those governing fairness and equality. Yet children also frequently observe and face opportunities to violate those social norms, particularly in situations in which doing so is self-beneficial. In 3 studies, we investigated the conditions under which children adhere to social…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Compliance (Psychology), Ethics, Social Behavior
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Bigelow, Ann E.; Dugas, Kevin – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2008
This study investigated the relations among preschool children's ability to understand that other people see things differently than they do, that other people can believe things differently than the children know to be true, and that they can manipulate others' beliefs through intentional lying. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 were given…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Perspective Taking, Language Proficiency, Deception