Smart Conformists: Children and Adolescents Associate Conformity With Intelligence Across Cultures
Smart Conformists: Children and Adolescents Associate Conformity With Intelligence Across Cultures
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聪明的顺从者：儿童和青少年将顺从与跨文化的智力联系起来
DOI：
10.1111/cdev.12935
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Legare, Cristine H.
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作者：
Wen, Nicole J.;Clegg, Jennifer M.;Legare, Cristine H.
本研究使用一种基于多声部民族志的新颖方法来评估西方（美国）和非西方（瓦努阿图）儿童（6至11岁）和青少年（13至17岁；N = 256）的从众性与智力和良好行为评估之间的关系。先前的研究表明，与瓦努阿图成年人相比，美国成年人不太可能认为高度从众的儿童聪明。目前的数据表明，与记录成年人对从众评价之间的文化差异的先前研究相比，美国和瓦努阿图的儿童和青少年在评估同龄人的智力和行为时存在从众偏见。对良好行为的从众偏见随着年龄的增长而增加。研究结果对于理解不同文化和发展过程中从众偏见和特质心理的相互作用具有重要意义。
The current study used a novel methodology based on multivocal ethnography to assess the relations between conformity and evaluations of intelligence and good behavior among Western (U.S.) and non‐Western (Ni‐Vanuatu) children (6‐ to 11‐year‐olds) and adolescents (13‐ to 17‐year‐olds;N=256). Previous research has shown that U.S. adults were less likely to endorse high‐conformity children as intelligent than Ni‐Vanuatu adults. The current data demonstrate that in contrast to prior studies documenting cultural differences between adults' evaluations of conformity, children and adolescents in the United States and Vanuatu have a conformity bias when evaluating peers' intelligence and behavior. Conformity bias for good behavior increases with age. The results have implications for understanding the interplay of conformity bias and trait psychology across cultures and development.