Previous studies have revealed that preschoolers selectively allocate their resources based on their social relationship with recipients such as friendship. In this investigation, we investigated how expectations about recipients’ prosociality and the ability of future thinking relate to the selective allocation of resources. In Study 1, participants aged 3.5–6 years chose how to allocate resources from two ways (selfish allocation, where only the participants could receive stickers, and equal allocation, where the participants and recipients receive get the same number of stickers) in costly and non-costly situations with three recipients (friend, peer, and stranger). Participants were asked to state which alternatives the recipients would...
Recent studies have provided evidence that young children already engage in sharing behavior. The un...
Preschoolers are sensitive to differences in individuals’ access to external resources (e.g., tools...
This study investigated how the presence of others and anticipated distributions for self influence ...
Children distribute resources to recipients differentially regarding various factors such as ‘need’ ...
<div><p>Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have prev...
Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have previously g...
Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have previously g...
Whether children share in anticipation of future benefits returned by a partner is an interesting qu...
Research points to evidence of innate prosocial tendencies present early in life. As more complex co...
Past research reveals a tension between children’s preferences for egalitarianism and ingroup favori...
Children (predominantly white and middle class) between 3 and 6 years (M = 55.12 months, N = 145 at ...
Children at age 6 years differentially treat kin, friends, and strangers in resource allocation game...
Non-windfall approaches to sharing demonstrate pre-schoolers' sensitivity to merit-based distributio...
Between 3 and 5 years of age children develop the ability to plan for their own and others' future n...
As material resources are limited, partiality is sometimes unavoidable. Thus, even young children ha...
Recent studies have provided evidence that young children already engage in sharing behavior. The un...
Preschoolers are sensitive to differences in individuals’ access to external resources (e.g., tools...
This study investigated how the presence of others and anticipated distributions for self influence ...
Children distribute resources to recipients differentially regarding various factors such as ‘need’ ...
<div><p>Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have prev...
Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have previously g...
Recent research has found that even preschoolers give more resources to others who have previously g...
Whether children share in anticipation of future benefits returned by a partner is an interesting qu...
Research points to evidence of innate prosocial tendencies present early in life. As more complex co...
Past research reveals a tension between children’s preferences for egalitarianism and ingroup favori...
Children (predominantly white and middle class) between 3 and 6 years (M = 55.12 months, N = 145 at ...
Children at age 6 years differentially treat kin, friends, and strangers in resource allocation game...
Non-windfall approaches to sharing demonstrate pre-schoolers' sensitivity to merit-based distributio...
Between 3 and 5 years of age children develop the ability to plan for their own and others' future n...
As material resources are limited, partiality is sometimes unavoidable. Thus, even young children ha...
Recent studies have provided evidence that young children already engage in sharing behavior. The un...
Preschoolers are sensitive to differences in individuals’ access to external resources (e.g., tools...
This study investigated how the presence of others and anticipated distributions for self influence ...