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29th APS Annual Convention

Predicting Prosociality: New Insights of How Early Experience and Individual Characteristics Shape Early Prosocial Behavior

Sunday, May 28, 2017 · Boston, MA

Developmental

The development of prosocial behaviors during the first few years of life is a key developmental milestone for successful social interactions. Using experimental, observational and longitudinal methods, the four talks in this symposium identify how early experience and individual characteristics shape prosociality in early childhood.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Rachel LowChair
    The University of Auckland
  • Annette HendersonCoChair
    The University of Auckland

Presentations

  1. What Types of Experience Shape 10-Month-Old Infants’ Understanding of Cooperation?Annette Henderson, Chole Moore
  2. Predicting Toddlers’ Preferences for Fair Individuals from Fairness Expectations and Sharing Behavior in InfancyElizabeth Ake, Jessica Sommerville
  3. Predictors of Social Competence in Preschool Children: The Role of Temperament and Neural Correlates of Emotion-Perception over the First 3 Years of LifeLindsay Bowman, Sarah McCormick, Anna Zhou, Julia Cataldo, Charles Nelson
  4. Temperament and Emotion Regulation Strategies As Predictors of Cooperative Ability in 5-Year-OldsRachel Low, Annette Henderson, Emily Cross, Nickola Overall