This review aimed to synthesise studies examining the presence of gender stereotypes and
biases expressed by young children aged 3–5 years, with a focus on informing early …

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

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging introduction to 11 major theories about
human development that continue to guide research, intervention, and practice. The theories …

A long tradition of scholarship, from ancient Greece to Marxism or some contemporary social
psychology, portrays humans as strongly gullible—wont to accept harmful messages by …

Prior work has established that children and adults distinguish moral norms (eg, hitting is
wrong) from conventional norms (eg, wearing pajamas to school is wrong). Specifically …

Children's evaluations of moral and epistemic agents crucially depend on their discerning
that an agent's actions were performed intentionally. Here we argue that children's epistemic …

Interactions between males and females often display a power imbalance. Men tend to
adopt more dominant physical postures, lead conversations more, and are more likely to …

Several studies have investigated how preschoolers weigh social cues against epistemic
cues when taking testimony into account. For instance, one study showed that 4-and 5-year …

Little is known about the effects of playing sexualizing video games on adolescent boys' and
girls' self-objectified body image. Early and middle adolescents (N= 115; M age= 12.63, SD …

Do children tend to trust same-sex adults when learning new information? A sample of 325 4-
to 7-year-olds completed two tasks. The testimony task pitted previous reliability against the …