Should I Believe You, or What You Say? Children's Belief of Children's Statements.

Russell, James

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Publication Date: 1984

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Should I Believe You, or What You Say? Children's Belief of Children's Statements.

Russell, James

Developmental Psychology, v20 n2 p261-70 Mar 1984

Two experiments examined the determinants of children's belief or disbelief of statements made to them by other children. In both, the personal characteristics of the child transmitting the message were varied against message type and age of child receiving the message; transmitter characteristics were relative age and social dominance. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Credibility, Decision Making, Discrimination Learning, Evaluative Thinking, Individual Characteristics

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Language: English

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