Learning the rules of the game: The role of generic "you" and "we" in shaping children's interpretations of norms.

Autor: Orvell A; Department of Psychology, Bryn Mawr College, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA., Elli G; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Umscheid V; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Simmons E; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Kross E; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.; Ross School of Management and Organizations, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Gelman SA; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child development [Child Dev] 2023 Jan; Vol. 94 (1), pp. 159-171. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 17.
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13846
Abstrakt: A critical skill of childhood is learning social norms. We examine whether the generic pronouns "you" and "we," which frame information as applying to people in general rather than to a specific individual, facilitate this process. In one pre-registered experiment conducted online between 2020 and 2021, children 4- to 9-year-old primarily living in the midwestern U.S. (N = 146, 75 girls, 71 boys, M age  = 7.14, SD = 1.69, 82% White) interpreted actions described with generic pronouns (vs. "I") as normatively correct and selected the speaker who used generic pronouns as the rule-follower, particularly when generic pronouns were presented first. There were no significant effects of age. These results illustrate how generic pronouns influence how children discern unfamiliar norms and form interpersonal judgments.
(© 2022 The Authors. Child Development © 2022 Society for Research in Child Development.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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