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A Developmental Study of the Self-Prioritization Effect in Children Between 6 and 10 Years of Age

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ID21302002
AuthorsHélène Maire (0000-0002-2431-3840, Université de Lorraine, corresponding author), Renaud Brochard (0000-0003-1741-4990, University Bourgogne-Franche Comté), Daniel Zagar (Université de Lorraine)
Year2020
Volume91
Issue3
Pages694-704
Publication date2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.13352
PMID31900935
OpenAlexW2989953190
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited47

Self-biases are well described in adults but remain poorly understood in children. Here, we investigated in 6–10 year-old children (N = 132) the self-prioritization effect (SPE), a self-bias which reflects, in adults, the perceptual advantage for stimuli arbitrarily associated with the self as compared to those associated with other persons. We designed a child-friendly adaptation of a paradigm originally introduced in adults by Sui, He, and Humphreys (2012) in order to test whether the SPE also occurs in children and if so, to determine its evolution with age. A robust SPE was obtained from the age of 6, and this effect was similar-sized in our four age groups. These findings are discussed with reference to the development of the self during childhood

Adaptation (eye) · Age groups · Child development · Developmental psychology · Perception · Prioritization · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology

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