The link between children's affect index and their subsequent collaboration preferences varied with age, with the two proxies for social motivation becoming dissociated in older children¶

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q3 i? The link between children's affect index and their subsequent preferences varied with age. → Stengelin R 2020

Evidence¶

Stengelin R 2020¶

Stengelin R, Hepach R, Haun DBM (2020) Cultural variation in young children's social motivation for peer collaboration and its relation to the ontogeny of Theory of Mind. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242071. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242071

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Exploratory analysis adding the affect index as a predictor of preferential choices. "the link between children's affect index and their subsequent preferences varied with age" (Affect Index × Age: χ²(1) = 4.83, p = .028). Younger children were more likely to prefer collaboration if they had expressed more positive emotions during previous collaboration trials; with increasing age, the two proxies became dissociated.

"This analysis revealed that the link between children's affect index and their subsequent preferences varied with age (Affect Index×Age: χ2 (1) = 4.83,p = .028)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

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