Nurmsoo, Erika, Einav, S., Hood, B.M. (2012) Best friends: children use mutual gaze to identify friendships in others. Developmental Science, 15 (3). pp. 417-425. ISSN 1363-755X. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01143.x) (KAR id:29262)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01143.x |
Abstract
This study examined children’s ability to use mutual eye gaze as a cue to friendships in others. In Experiment 1, following a discussion about friendship, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds were shown animations in which three cartoon children looked at one another, and were told that one target character had a best friend. Although all age groups accurately detected the mutual gaze between the target and another character, only 5- and 6-year-olds used this cue to infer friendship. Experiment 2 replicated the effect with 5- and 6-year-olds when the target character was not explicitly identified. Finally, in Experiment 3, where the attribution of friendship could only be based on synchronized mutual gaze, 6-year-olds made this attribution, while 4- and 5-year-olds did not. Children occasionally referred to mutual eye gaze when asked to justify their responses in Experiments 2 and 3, but it was only by the age of 6 that reference to these cues correlated with the use of mutual gaze in judgements of affiliation. Although younger children detected mutual gaze, it was not until 6 years of age that children reliably detected and justified mutual gaze as a cue to friendship.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01143.x |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Funders: | Medical Research Council (https://ror.org/03x94j517) |
Depositing User: | Erika Nurmsoo |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2012 13:48 UTC |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2022 06:37 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/29262 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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