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Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture

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Kanngiesser, P; Rossano, F; Tomasello, M
Published in: Child Development
July 1, 2015

Western preschool children often assign ownership based on first possession and some theorists have proposed that this judgment might be an early emerging, innate bias. Five- to 9-year-olds (n = 112) from a small-scale group in Kenya (Kikuyu) watched videotaped interactions of two women passing an object. The object's starting position and the women's gestures were varied. Use of the first possession heuristic increased with age, and 8- to 9-year-olds performed similarly to German 5-year-olds (n = 24). Starting position and gestures had no effect. A control study confirmed that 5-year-old Kikuyus (n = 20) understood the video material. The findings reveal that the first possession heuristic follows different developmental trajectories cross-culturally and stress the role of children's sociocultural environment.

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Child Development

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1467-8624

ISSN

0009-3920

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

86

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1282 / 1289

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Kanngiesser, P., Rossano, F., & Tomasello, M. (2015). Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture. Child Development, 86(4), 1282–1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12365
Kanngiesser, P., F. Rossano, and M. Tomasello. “Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture.” Child Development 86, no. 4 (July 1, 2015): 1282–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12365.
Kanngiesser P, Rossano F, Tomasello M. Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture. Child Development. 2015 Jul 1;86(4):1282–9.
Kanngiesser, P., et al. “Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture.” Child Development, vol. 86, no. 4, July 2015, pp. 1282–89. Scopus, doi:10.1111/cdev.12365.
Kanngiesser P, Rossano F, Tomasello M. Late Emergence of the First Possession Heuristic: Evidence From a Small-Scale Culture. Child Development. 2015 Jul 1;86(4):1282–1289.
Journal cover image

Published In

Child Development

DOI

EISSN

1467-8624

ISSN

0009-3920

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

86

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1282 / 1289

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 3904 Specialist studies in education
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology