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Title: The communication of naïve theories of the social world in parent–child conversation.
Other Titles: "Manuscript in Press"
Parent-Child Conversation
Authors: Chalik, Lisa
Rhodes, Marjorie
0000-0001-9188-1787
Keywords: naïve theories
social groups
parent-child communication
intrinsic obligations
reinforcement of children's development beliefs
social cognition
Issue Date: 13-Jul-2015
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Citation: Chalik, Lisa and Rhodes, Marjorie. (2015). The communication of naïve theories of the social world in parent–child conversation. Journal of Cognition and Development. 16(5), 719-741.
Series/Report no.: Journal of Cognition and Development;16(5)
Abstract: Three studies examined the communication of naïve theories of social groups in conversations between parents and their 4-year-old children (N=48). Parent-child dyads read and discussed a storybook in which they either explained why past social interactions had occurred (Study 1) or evaluated whether future social interactions should occur (Studies 2 and 3). In all three studies, the content of parents’ and children’s explanations reflected an intuitive theory of social groups as markers of intrinsic obligations, whereby individuals are obligated to avoid harm to and direct positive actions towards their in-group members. Furthermore, Studies 2 and 3 suggested that when discussing the normative obligations that guide behavior, parents covertly reinforce their children’s developing beliefs about social categories. Implications for the development of social cognition are discussed.
Description: scholarly article
URI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2014.949722
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/4426
ISSN: 1524-8372
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