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I owe you an explanation: Children’s beliefs about when people are obligated to explain their actions
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Nancekivell, Shaylene Friedman, Ori |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | To cohesively interact with others, we must recognize that we are sometimes obligated to explain our actions. In three experiments, we provide evidence that young children are aware of social norms governing when explanations are owed, and judge that people are obligated to explain their actions when they directly interfere with others' goals. In Experiment 1, 3-6-year-olds were more likely to say that agents had to explain their actions when they interfered with others' goals, than when agents did not interfere. In Experiment 2, children differentiated between when explanations are owed and when they are desired. Finally, in Experiment 3, children showed they understand that an explanation is owed to the person whose goal was frustrated, but not to other people. These findings show that children are aware of ways explanations enter into social interactions, and increase our knowledge of social norms that govern communication. |
| DOI | 10.31234/osf.io/q26jh |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Center for Open Science |
| Publisher Date | 2019-03-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Experimental Psychology Othersâ Obligated To Explain Explain Their Actions |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
