Children's susceptibility to online misinformation
A Shtulman - Current opinion in psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Children have a reputation for credulity that is undeserved; even preschoolers have proven
adept at identifying implausible claims and unreliable informants. Still, the strategies …
adept at identifying implausible claims and unreliable informants. Still, the strategies …
Improbable but possible: Training children to accept the possibility of unusual events.
Young children tend to deny the possibility of events that violate their expectations, including
events that are merely improbable, like making onion-flavored ice cream or owning a …
events that are merely improbable, like making onion-flavored ice cream or owning a …
The development of modal intuitions: A test of two accounts.
Young children, unlike adults, deny that improbable events can happen. We test two
accounts explaining this developmental shift. The development= reflection account posits …
accounts explaining this developmental shift. The development= reflection account posits …
Many preschoolers do not distinguish the possible from the impossible in a marble-catching task
B Leahy - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Do preschoolers differentiate events that might and might not happen from events that
cannot happen? The current study modified Redshaw & Suddendorf's “Y-shaped tube task” …
cannot happen? The current study modified Redshaw & Suddendorf's “Y-shaped tube task” …
Could it? Should it? Cognitive reflection facilitates children's reasoning about possibility and permissibility
A Shtulman, C Harrington, C Hetzel, J Kim… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Children can be unduly skeptical of events that violate their expectations, claiming that these
events neither could happen nor should happen even if the events violate no physical or …
events neither could happen nor should happen even if the events violate no physical or …
When children choose fantastical events in fiction.
V Ho, E Stonehouse, O Friedman - Developmental psychology, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Although stories for children often feature supernatural and fantastical events, children
themselves often prefer realistic events when choosing what should happen in a story. In …
themselves often prefer realistic events when choosing what should happen in a story. In …
[图书][B] Learning to Imagine: The Science of Discovering New Possibilities
A Shtulman - 2023 - books.google.com
An award-winning cognitive scientist offers a counterintuitive guide to cultivating
imagination. Imagination is commonly thought to be the special province of youth—the …
imagination. Imagination is commonly thought to be the special province of youth—the …
Anchored in the present: preschoolers more accurately infer their futures when confronted with their pasts
BW Goulding, EE Stonehouse… - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
People often speculate about what the future holds. They wonder what will happen
tomorrow, and what the world will be like in the distant future. Nonetheless, people's ability …
tomorrow, and what the world will be like in the distant future. Nonetheless, people's ability …
The power of the lens: Filming increases honesty in children as young as five
As early as 5 years of age, children begin to manage their reputations strategically. We
investigated whether the reputation concern elicited by filming affected children's mental …
investigated whether the reputation concern elicited by filming affected children's mental …
Developmental Relations Between Cognitive Reflection and Modal Cognition
A Shtulman, C Harrington, C Hetzel, J Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - escholarship.org
Children can be unduly skeptical of events that violate their expectations, claiming these
events neither could happen nor should happen, even if the events violate no physical or …
events neither could happen nor should happen, even if the events violate no physical or …