ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Incorrect Information from a Reliable Adult Impacts Three-Year-Olds’ but Not Older Children’s Statements about Pretend Food
- Marianne Krause
Albion College - Andrea Francis
Albion College - Mareike Wieth
Albion College
Abstract
To investigate age differences in credulity, children between the ages of 3 and 6 indicated whether a food object was real or pretend before and after hearing correct or incorrect information from a reliable adult. Three-year-olds changed their answer more than older children, even when the adult was incorrect.
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