Parental praise and children’s exploration: a virtual reality experiment

Abstract When children practice a new skill and fail, it is critical for them to explore new strategies to succeed. How can parents encourage children’s exploration? Bridging insights from developmental psychology and the neuroscience of motor control, we examined the effects of parental praise on c...

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Main Authors: Eddie Brummelman, Stathis Grapsas, Katinka van der Kooij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08226-9