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|July 1, 2018
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Children aged 5 and 6 years selectively trust promises based on past behavior. They prioritize those who kept promises, especially prosocial ones, indicating early development of trust evaluation.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Cognition
  • Moral Development

Background:

  • Extensive research exists on selective trust in testimony.
  • Limited understanding of how children develop selective trust in promises.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the development of selective trust in children's promise-keeping evaluations.
  • Examine children's trust in prosocial promises.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: 6-year-olds assessed trust in speakers based on prior promise-keeping.
  • Study 2: 5-year-olds evaluated trust in speakers who kept prosocial promises.
  • Study 3: 5-year-olds compared trust between a prosocial promise-keeper and a helper.

Main Results:

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  • Six-year-olds showed selective trust towards individuals who had previously kept promises.
  • Five-year-olds demonstrated selective trust for speakers who fulfilled prosocial promises.
  • Five-year-olds preferred a speaker who kept a prosocial promise over a general helper.

    • Conclusions:

    • Children as young as 5 years old exhibit selective trust in promises.
    • Trust judgments are informed by prosociality and promise-keeping behaviors.
    • Early childhood development includes sophisticated evaluations of trust in social interactions.