McLoughlin, Niamh Caitriona and Over, Harriet orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-043X (2017) Young children are more likely to spontaneous attribute mental states to members of their own group. Psychological Science. ISSN 1467-9280
Abstract
We investigated if young children are more likely to spontaneously attribute mental states to members of their own social group. We asked 5- and 6-year-old children to describe the actions of interacting geometric shapes and manipulated whether children believed these shapes represented their own group or another group. Both 5- and 6-year-old children spontaneously used mental state words more often when describing members of their own group. Furthermore, 6-year-olds produced a greater diversity of mental state terms when talking about their own social group. These effects held across two different social categories (based on gender and geographical location). This research has important implications for our understanding of a broad range of social phenomena including dehumanization, intergroup bias and theory of mind.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2017 08:30 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617710724 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0956797617710724 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120740 |
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