ERIC Number: EJ1373465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
EISSN: EISSN-1476-8275
Young Children's Selective Trust Decision between Relative versus Precise Expressions
Kotaman, Hüseyin; Arslan, Mustafa
Early Child Development and Care, v192 n16 p2656-2664 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine who young children (3-7-year-olds) would depend on for asking information, and whose information they would endorse: the one provided precise expressions which were the mathematical presentation of several measurements or the other by a person who provided relative expressions which were assistant's personal opinions did not depend on a metric measurement. The participants consist of 102 young children in Sanliurfa province in Turkey. The participants interacted with two assistants, one of whom provided precise expressions and the other provided relative expressions about weight, length and quantity comparison of several pictures and materials. Mann-Whitney U Tests revealed that for asking questions children preferred relative assistant significantly more than a precise assistant. Mann--Whitney U Test did not reveal any difference for endorse questions, and also, there was not any difference appear among ages.
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Measurement, Mathematics Skills, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Preferences, Task Analysis, Illustrations, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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