Modeling Prosocial Behavior Increases Helping in 16‐Month‐Olds

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Child Development
Personen und Körperschaften:	Schuhmacher, Nils, Köster, Moritz, Kärtner, Joscha
In:	Child Development, 90, 2019, 5, S. 1789-1801
Medientyp:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	Wiley
Schlagwörter:	Developmental and Educational Psychology Education Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:p>In two experiments, the imitation of helping behavior in 16‐month‐olds was investigated. In Study 1 (<jats:italic>N </jats:italic>=<jats:italic> </jats:italic>31), infants either observed an adult model helping or not helping another individual before they had the opportunity to assist an unfamiliar experimenter. In one of two tasks, more children helped in the prosocial model condition than in the no model control condition. In Study 2 (<jats:italic>N </jats:italic>=<jats:italic> </jats:italic>60), a second control condition was included to test whether infants imitated the prosocial intention (no neediness control). Children in the prosocial model condition helped more readily than children in the no model condition, with the second control condition falling in between. These findings propose that modeling provides a critical learning mechanism in early prosocial development.</jats:p>
Umfang:	1789-1801
ISSN:	0009-3920 1467-8624
DOI:	10.1111/cdev.13054