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@article{item_2550611,
title = {{Children{\textquotesingle}s reasoning with peers in cooperative and competitive contexts}},
author = {Domberg, Andreas and K{\"o}ymen, Bahar and Tomasello, Michael},
language = {eng},
issn = {0261-510X},
doi = {10.1111/bjdp.12213},
publisher = {British Psychological Society},
address = {Leicester [Leicestershire]},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-03},
abstract = {{We report two studies that demonstrate how five- and seven-year-olds adapt their production of arguments to either a cooperative or a competitive context. Two games elicited agreements from peer dyads about placing animals on either of two halves of a playing field owned by either child. Children had to produce arguments to justify these decisions. Played in a competitive context that encouraged placing animals on one{\textquotesingle}s own half, children{\textquotesingle}s arguments showed a bias that was the result of withholding known arguments. In a cooperative context, children produced not only more arguments, but also more {\textquoteleft}two-sided{\textquoteright} arguments. Also, seven-year-olds demonstrated a more frequent and strategic use of arguments that specifically refuted decisions that would favour their peers. The results suggest that cooperative contexts provide a more motivating context for children to produce arguments.}},
journal = {{British Journal of Developmental Psychology}},
volume = {36},
number = {1},
pages = {64--77},
}