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Direct linkHarris, Paul L. – Developmental Science, 2007
Children rely extensively on others' testimony to learn about the world. However, they are not uniformly credulous toward other people. From an early age, children's reliance on testimony is tempered by selective trust in particular informants. Three- and 4-year-olds monitor the accuracy or knowledge of informants, including those that are…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Young Children, Developmental Stages, Interpersonal Relationship
