% pubman genre = article @article{item_3179260, title = {{Children{\textquotesingle}s selective trust in promises}}, author = {Isella, Margherita and Kanngiesser, Patricia and Tomasello, Michael}, language = {eng}, doi = {10.1111/cdev.13105}, year = {2019}, date = {2019}, abstract = {{There has been extensive research into the development of selective trust in testimony, but little is known about the development of selective trust in promises. The present research investigates children{\textquotesingle}s (N {\textequals} 264) selective trust in others{\textquotesingle} promises to help. In Study 1, 6-year-olds selectively trusted speakers who had previously kept a promise. In Study 2, 5-year-olds displayed selective trust for speakers who had previously kept a prosocial promise (promise to help). In Study 3, 5-year-olds trusted a speaker, who kept a prosocial promise, over a helper. These data suggest that from the age of 5 children show selective trust in others{\textquoteright} promises using prosociality, promise keeping, or both to inform their judgments.}}, journal = {{Child Development}}, volume = {90}, number = {6}, pages = {e868--e887}, }