Originally rooted in philosophy and sociology, the concept of epistemic trust has recently
transitioned to developmental psychopathology, illuminating social-cognitive processes in …

Learners use certainty to guide learning. They maintain existing beliefs when certain, but
seek further information when they feel uninformed. Here, we review developmental …

Over the last 15 years, researchers have been increasingly interested in understanding the
nature and development of children's selective trust. Three meta‐analyses were conducted …

Some claims (eg, that the Earth goes around the Sun) seem to call out for explanation: they
make us wonder “why?”. For other claims (eg, that God exists), one might accept that the …

Testimony is a valuable source of information for young learners, in particular if children
maintain vigilance against errors while still being open to learning from imperfectly …

Children often hold “essentialist” intuitions about social categories, viewing them as
reflecting people's intrinsic essences or biological natures. This intuition promotes prejudice …

Abstract Two preregistered experiments (N= 218) investigated children's develo** ability
to respond reasonably to disagreement. US children aged 4–9, and adults (50% female …

This study investigated whether children learn from exploration and act as effective
informants by providing informative demonstrations tailored to observers' goals and …

We investigate how the ability to respond appropriately to reasons provided in discourse
develops in young children. In Study 1 (N= 58, Germany, 26 girls), 4‐and 5‐, but not 3‐year …

We investigated children's information seeking in response to a surprising claim (Study 1,
N= 109, 54 Female, Range= 4.02—6.94 years, 49% White, 21% Mixed Ethnicity, 19 …