When Children Treat Condemnation as a Signal

The Costs and Benefits of Condemnation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21301294
AutoresHannah Hok (0000-0003-2902-4201, University of Chicago, autor de correspondencia), Alia Martins (0000-0003-4724-8217, Victoria University of Wellington), Alia Martin (Victoria University of Wellington), Zachary Trail (University of Chicago), Alex Shaw (0000-0002-8852-0179, University of Chicago)
Año2020
Volumen91
Número5
Páginas1439-1455
Fecha de publicación2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChild Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.13323
PMID31682004
OpenAlexW2982716184
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas67

Condemnation is ubiquitous in the social world and adults treat condemnation as a costly signal. We explore when children begin to treat condemnation as a signal by presenting 4- to 9-year-old children (N = 435) with stories involving a condemner of stealing and a noncondemner. Children were asked to predict who would be more likely to steal as well as who should be punished more harshly for stealing. In five studies, we found that 7- to 9-year-old children treat condemnation as a signal—thinking that a condemner is less likely to steal and should be punished more harshly if caught hypocritically stealing later. We discuss the implications of these results for children’s emerging understanding of signaling and moral condemnation

Developmental psychology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology