Beliefs about unobservable scientific and religious entities are transmitted via subtle linguistic cues in parental testimony
N McLoughlin, C Jacob, P Samrow… - Journal of Cognition …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We explored the role of parental testimony in children's developing beliefs about the
ontological status of typically unobservable phenomena. US parents and their 5-to 7-year …
ontological status of typically unobservable phenomena. US parents and their 5-to 7-year …
Children's selective information transmission in STEM and non-STEM domains
Two studies examined what information American children ages 4–6 (n= 120; 56 boys; 64
girls; 81% White) transmit to a naïve listener after hearing testimony from previously accurate …
girls; 81% White) transmit to a naïve listener after hearing testimony from previously accurate …
Testimony bias lingers across development under uncertainty.
Children have a powerful ability to track probabilistic information, but there are also
situations in which young learners simply follow what another person says or does at the …
situations in which young learners simply follow what another person says or does at the …
Updating trust: How children combine trait information with prior accuracy as they interact with an informant.
When deciding whether to trust someone's claims, how do children combine—over multiple
interactions—information about that person's general behavioral tendencies (traits) with that …
interactions—information about that person's general behavioral tendencies (traits) with that …
Testimony and observation of statistical evidence interact in adults' and children's category-based induction
Hearing generic or other kind-relevant claims can influence the use of information from
direct observations in category learning. In the current study, we ask how both adults and …
direct observations in category learning. In the current study, we ask how both adults and …
Distinct Inhibitory Control Mechanisms Underlie Selective Social Inferences
We investigated the role of distinct inhibitory processes as 4-to 6-year-olds from the
Northeastern United States (N= 48, Mage= 68.27 months, 22 boys, 26 girls; 63% White, 6 …
Northeastern United States (N= 48, Mage= 68.27 months, 22 boys, 26 girls; 63% White, 6 …
Generic Testimony Interacts with Statistical Evidence in Adults' and Children's Category-Based Induction
When making inferences about a category of objects, learners use information from both
testimony and observation to decide which properties are kind-relevant. The current study …
testimony and observation to decide which properties are kind-relevant. The current study …
Implications for the Testimonial Reductionism/Anti-Reductionism Debate from Psychological Studies of Selective Trust: Scope and Limitations
S Iizuka - Episteme, 2024 - cambridge.org
The child objection is a major challenge for reductionism, which requires hearers to have
positive reasons for testimonial justification. However, it has been pointed out that anti …
positive reasons for testimonial justification. However, it has been pointed out that anti …
[图书][B] Trust and Skepticism: Children's Use and Evaluations of Moral Testimony Across Two Cultures
PH Li - 2022 - search.proquest.com
While information from other people is an important source of factual knowledge, little is
understood about the role of testimony in children's acquisition of moral knowledge (Harris …
understood about the role of testimony in children's acquisition of moral knowledge (Harris …