Is the majority always right? Young children's normative interpretations of majority and dissenting peer behavior
(2023)
Journal Article
Hardecker, S., Vreden, C., & Alcan, E. (2023). Is the majority always right? Young children's normative interpretations of majority and dissenting peer behavior. Social Development, 32(4), 1168-1191. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12682
The present study investigates the social-cognitive underpinnings of young children's bias to follow the majority. More specifically, we focus on the question of whether children not only copy the behavior of a majority of peers, but whether they als... Read More about Is the majority always right? Young children's normative interpretations of majority and dissenting peer behavior.