Acta psychologica
What one says, what many do: children's use of group behavior and testimony in social judgments.
Halide Sena Koçyiğit, Pınar Aldan, Gaye Soley
Published: 202610.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106286
Abstract
Children often rely on group-level information and others' testimony to make social judgments, particularly when encountering unfamiliar individuals. This study investigated how children aged 6 to 8 (N = 123, 61 female) generalize negative behavior o…
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