Recent trends in social psychology point to increased interest in extending current theories
by better incorporating the body (eg, embodied cognition) and the broader interpersonal …

Ownership and value go together, and understanding both is imperative for children to know
how to act in socially appropriate and advantageous ways. This paper reviews how children …

From early childhood, humans demonstrate an understanding of ownership and the rights it
confers to owners. This understanding impacts how children reason about people's actions …

Whereas much social psychological research has studied the in-group and out-group
implications of social categorization and collective identity (“we”), little research has …

To what extent do early intuitions about ownership depend on cultural and socio-economic
circumstances? We investigated the question by testing reasoning about third party …

Access to and control of resources is a major source of costly conflicts. Animals, under some
conditions, respect what others control and use (ie possession). Humans not only respect …

Human cultural groups value conformity to arbitrary norms (eg, rituals, games) that are the
result of collective “agreement.” Ninety‐six 3‐year‐olds had the opportunity to agree upon …

One of the hallmarks of ownership is the right to control one's property. Living beings thus
pose an interesting puzzle for ownership, since they have some capacity to decide what …

Two studies compared toddler owners and non‐owners of toys. Children of 24 and 30
months were supplied with toys and told that they were owners. In play with friends, owners …

Knowing who owns what is challenging because it is often invisible to direct perception. Yet,
the concept of ownership can be instrumental for organizing representations of the world …