Selective Trust
Two informants label or describe novel objects: one is consistently accurate or knowledgeable, the other inaccurate or ignorant. Children are then asked which informant to learn from, ask, or endorse. Measures the developmental emergence of epistemic vigilance and trust calibration to informant reliability.
- Social Cognition
- Developmental
Indexed implementations 1
Metadata only — each row links to the authors' own page. A date in the last column is the last time an automated check confirmed the link loads; it is not a review of the task.
| Implementation | Source | Languages | Link checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making judgments about robots and people · Children Helping Science | Children Helping Science | English | 2026-05-18 |
Key references
- Koenig, M. A., & Harris, P. L. (2005). Preschoolers mistrust ignorant and inaccurate speakers. Child Development, 76(6), 1261-1277. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00849.x