The effects of collaboration and minimal-group membership on children's prosocial behavior, liking, affiliation, and trust

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 161-173

  Plötner, Maria ^a   Over, Harriet ^b   Carpenter, Malinda ^a,c   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Collaboration; Cooperation; Developmental psychology; Minimal groups; Prosociality; Trust

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRUST;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TRUST;

EID: 84934981434     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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