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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • Understanding children's information transmission is crucial for developmental psychology.
  • Previous research has explored children's truthfulness, but less is known about their selective sharing of true information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate preschoolers' concern for truth when transmitting information.
  • To determine if age influences selective information sharing based on veracity.
  • To examine how audience knowledge gaps affect children's truth-telling behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments involving 112 preschoolers (3- and 4-year-olds).
  • Participants were presented with information marked as true or false.
  • Children's selective transmission of information was observed in various contexts, including missing knowledge and missing information scenarios.

Main Results:

  • Four-year-olds, but not three-year-olds, selectively transmitted true over false information.
  • Four-year-olds showed a preference for transmitting true information regardless of audience knowledge deficits.
  • Children shared true information more readily in 'Falsity' and 'Bullshit' conditions compared to less truthful alternatives.
  • Four-year-olds spontaneously shared knowledge more than mere information when the audience sought it.

Conclusions:

  • Four-year-olds demonstrate a developing concern for truth in information transmission.
  • Young children act as benevolent knowledge sharers, adapting their communication to audience needs.
  • Findings contribute to understanding the nuances of early childhood social cognition and communication.