ORCID
- Patricia Kanngiesser: 0000-0003-1068-3725
Abstract
There has been extensive research into the development of selective trust in testimony, but little is known about the development of selective trust in promises. The present research investigates children’s (N = 264) selective trust in others’ promises to help. In Study 1, 6-year-olds selectively trusted speakers who had previously kept a promise. In Study 2, 5-year-olds displayed selective trust for speakers who had previously kept a prosocial promise (promise to help). In Study 3, 5-year-olds trusted a speaker, who kept a prosocial promise, over a helper. These data suggest that from the age of 5 children show selective trust in others’ promises using prosociality, promise keeping, or both to inform their judgments.
Publication Date
2019-01-01
Publication Title
Child Development
Volume
90
ISSN
0009-3920
Embargo Period
2020-11-04
First Page
868
Last Page
887
Recommended Citation
Isella, M., Kanngiesser, P., & Tomasello, M. (2019) 'Children’s Selective Trust in Promises', Child Development, 90, pp. 868-887. Available at: 10.1111/cdev.13105
