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Understanding deceptive intentions behind pointing gestures in 12-15-month-old infants
Diána Á Varró-Horváth1, Krisztina Dorn2, Beatrix Lábadi1
1Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6., Pécs 7624, Hungary.
Infant Behavior & Development
|April 18, 2017
Abstract:
We examined the comprehension of deceptive intentions revealed in searching task in infancy, on the theoretical basis of natural pedagogy and epistemic trust. The main findings showed that 12-15-month-old infants are able to discriminate the reliable and the deceptive actions of adults, but they do not generalize their previous experience in connection with a novel person, who is treated as a new reliable source of information.