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@article{item_3491837,
title = {{Simulating peers: can puppets simulate peer interactions in studies on children{\textquotesingle}s socio-cognitive development?}},
author = {Stengelin, Roman and Haun, Daniel B. M. and Kanngiesser, Patricia},
language = {eng},
isbn = {0009-3920},
doi = {10.1111/cdev.13913},
publisher = {John Wiley {\&} Sons, Ltd},
year = {2023},
date = {2023},
abstract = {{Abstract Interactions with peers are fundamental to socio-cognitive development, but assessing peer interactions in standardized experiments is challenging. Therefore, researchers commonly utilize puppetry to simulate peers. This Registered Report investigated urban German children{\textquotesingle}s (AgeRange {\textequals} 3.5?4.5?years; N {\textequals} 144; 76?) mind ascriptions and social cognition to test whether they treat puppets like peers, adults, or neither. Children attributed less mind properties to puppets than peers or adults. However, children{\textquotesingle}s social cognition (i.e., normativity, prosociality, and theory of mind) varied little across partners. Puppetry relies on children{\textquotesingle}s ability for pretense, but can provide valid insights into socio-cognitive development. Implications for using puppets as stand-ins for peers in developmental research are discussed.}},
journal = {{Child Development}},
volume = {94},
number = {5},
pages = {1117--1135},
}