Preschool children's learning proclivities: When the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance
(2016)
Journal Article
Wilks, M., Kapitány, R., & Nielsen, M. (2016). Preschool children's learning proclivities: When the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 34(3), 402-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12139
Previous research has demonstrated an efficiency bias in social learning whereby young children preferentially imitate the functional actions of a successful individual over an unsuccessful group member. Our aim in the current research was to examine... Read More about Preschool children's learning proclivities: When the ritual stance trumps the instrumental stance.