Children weigh the number of informants and perceptual uncertainty when identifying objects

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-81

  Bernard, Stéphane ^a   Harris, Paul ^b   Terrier, Nathalie ^a   Clément, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biased perception; Consensus; Preschoolers; Testimony selection; Trust; Uncertainty monitoring

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84937765376     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.03.009     Document Type: Article

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