Young children selectively seek help when solving problems
Young children selectively seek help when solving problems
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jecp.2012.12.011
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Carver, Leslie J.
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作者：
Cluver, Annette;Heyman, Gail;Carver, Leslie J.
有强有力的证据表明，儿童在依赖他人作为信息来源时表现出选择性，但迄今为止的研究结果在很大程度上仅限于涉及事实信息的背景。目前的实验旨在确定儿童在解决问题的背景下是否也可以表现出选择性地选择资源。两个年龄组（20-24 个月和 30-36 个月，总 N = 60）的儿童接受了一系列概念上困难的解决问题任务，并有机会与被描述为好帮手或坏帮手的成年实验者互动。两个年龄段的参与者都更愿意向好帮手寻求帮助。研究结果表明，即使是幼儿也会根据他人提供帮助的潜力来评估他人，并利用这些信息来指导他们的行为选择。 (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. 保留所有权利。
There is strong evidence that children show selectivity in their reliance on others as sources of information, but the findings to date have largely been limited to contexts that involve factual information. The current experiments were designed to determine whether children might also show selectivity in their choice of sources within a problem-solving context. Children in two age groups (20-24 months and 30-36 months, total N = 60) were presented with a series of conceptually difficult problem-solving tasks and were given an opportunity to interact with adult experimenters who were depicted as either good helpers or bad helpers. Participants in both age groups preferred to seek help from the good helpers. The findings suggest that even young children evaluate others with reference to their potential to provide help and use this information to guide their behavioral choices. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.