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ERIC Number: EJ1006830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
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Allocation of Resources to Collaborators and Free-Riders in 3-Year-Olds
Melis, Alicia P.; Altrichter, Kristin; Tomasello, Michael
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v114 n2 p364-370 Feb 2013
Recent studies have shown that in situations where resources have been acquired collaboratively, children at around 3 years of age share mostly equally. We investigated 3-year-olds' sharing behavior with a collaborating partner and a free-riding partner who explicitly expressed her preference not to collaborate. Children shared more equally with the collaborating partner than with the free rider. These results suggest that young children are sensitive to the contributions made by others to a collaborative effort (and possibly their reasons for not collaborating) and distribute resources accordingly. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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