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Robinson, Elizabeth J., Haigh, S. N. and Nurmsoo, Erika (2008) Children's working understanding of knowledge sources : confidence in knowledge gained from testimony. Cognitive Development, Vol.23 (No.1). pp. 105-118. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.05.001 ISSN 0885-2014.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.05.001
Abstract
In three experiments children aged between 3 and 5 years (N = 38; 52; 94; mean ages 3;7 to 5;2) indicated their confidence in their knowledge of the identity of a hidden toy. With the exception of some 3-year-olds, children revealed working understanding of their knowledge source by showing high confidence when they had seen or felt the toy, and lower confidence when they had been told its identity by an apparently well-informed speaker, especially when the speaker subsequently doubted the adequacy of his access to the toy. After a 2-minute delay, 3-to 4- year olds, unlike
4- to 5-year-olds, failed to see the implications of the speaker’s doubt about his access.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Knowledge, Theory of, Uncertainty | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Cognitive Development | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
ISSN: | 0885-2014 | ||||
Official Date: | 22 May 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.23 | ||||
Number: | No.1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 105-118 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.05.001 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) | ||||
Grant number: | RES000220825 |
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