Four-year-olds selectively transmit true information.

Two experiments (N = 112) were conducted to examine preschoolers' concern for the truth when transmitting information. A first experiment (Pilot Experiment) revealed that 4-year-olds, but not 3-year-olds, selectively transmitted information marked as true versus information marked as false. The...

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Main Authors: Ellyn B Pueschel, Ashley Ibrahim, Taylor Franklin, Samantha Skinner, Henrike Moll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284694