Abstract
Social relationships such as playmates and friendships are important for children’s development. But relatively little is
known about how such relationships are formed. In two studies, 5- to 6-year-old children chose their playmates in a hypothetical scenario that resembled a real-world social situation.
The findings suggested that children used both the base-rate
information about the social group and the adaptive sampling
strategy in playmate choice – they approached or avoided individuals based on the group that the individuals belonged to,
as well as their past experiences with the individuals.
known about how such relationships are formed. In two studies, 5- to 6-year-old children chose their playmates in a hypothetical scenario that resembled a real-world social situation.
The findings suggested that children used both the base-rate
information about the social group and the adaptive sampling
strategy in playmate choice – they approached or avoided individuals based on the group that the individuals belonged to,
as well as their past experiences with the individuals.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society |
| Pages | 2103-2109 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| State | Published - 2020 |