Nurmsoo, E. and Robinson, Elizabeth J.. (2009) Identifying unreliable informants : do children excuse past inaccuracies. Developmental Science, Vol.12 (No.1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 1363-755x

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Abstract

In three experiments (N = 123; 148; 28), children observed a video in which two speakers offered alternative labels for unfamiliar objects. In Experiment 1, 3- to 5-year-olds endorsed the label given by a speaker who had previously labeled familiar objects accurately, rather than that given by a speaker with a history of inaccurate labeling, even when the inaccurate speaker erred only while blindfolded. In Experiments 2 and 3, 3- to 7-year-olds showed no preference for the label given by a previously inaccurate but blindfolded speaker, over that given by a second inaccurate speaker with no obvious excuse for erring. Children based their endorsements on speakers’ history of accuracy or inaccuracy irrespective of the speakers’ information access at the time, raising doubts that children made mentalistic interpretations of speakers’ inaccuracy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Knowledge, Theory of, Comprehension
Journal or Publication Title:	Developmental Science
Publisher:	Blackwell
ISSN:	1363-755x
Date:	January 2009
Volume:	Vol.12
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 41-47
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00750.x
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/75

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