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Children's developing notions of (im)partiality.

Candice M Mills1, Frank C Keil

  • 1The University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, GR41, Richardson, TX 75083, USA. candice.mills@utdallas.edu

Cognition
|December 18, 2007
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Development
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding impartiality is crucial for social cognition.
  • Children's ability to recognize bias develops over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how children understand relationship bias in judgments.
  • To explore developmental changes in recognizing impartiality challenges.

Main Methods:

  • 171 children (K-8th grade) and adults heard stories about judges.
  • Judges were described as having personal connections or not.
  • Contest criteria were objective or subjective.

Main Results:

  • Fourth graders favored neutral judges over connected ones.
  • Younger children showed the reverse pattern.

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  • Awareness of bias in subjective situations emerged by eighth grade.

    • Conclusions:

    • Children's understanding of relational bias in judgment evolves significantly.
    • Developmental shifts occur in recognizing impartiality, especially in subjective contexts.