When efficiency attenuates imitation in preschool children.

Children recognise the social value of imitation but do not opt for tools that are 'normative' if they are also dysfunctional. We investigated whether children would replicate a normative method in a tool‐learning task if it was instrumentally functional but less efficient than an alternative. Four‐...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Developmental Psychology Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 330 - 338
Autores principales: Fong, Frankie T. K., Imuta, Kana, Redshaw, Jonathan, Nielsen, Mark
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2021
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          Fong, Frankie T. K.
          Imuta, Kana
          Redshaw, Jonathan
          Nielsen, Mark
        affil: Early Cognitive Development Centre, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane Queensland,, Australia
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          Imitative Behavior Evaluation
          Child Behavior Evaluation
          Decision Making Evaluation
          Product Selection Criteria
          Task Performance and Analysis
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          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Child Development
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Productivity
          Motivation
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Children recognise the social value of imitation but do not opt for tools that are 'normative' if they are also dysfunctional. We investigated whether children would replicate a normative method in a tool‐learning task if it was instrumentally functional but less efficient than an alternative. Four‐ to six‐year‐old children were presented with a sticker‐retrieving task and two equally functional tool options that differed in efficiency. The inefficient tool was highlighted as the normative option. Verbal descriptors that established the normative value of the inefficient tool (e.g., 'everybody' uses this) did not motivate children to use it. The majority of children opted for instrumental efficiency over conformity.
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