M B Middleton, G Cartledge
The effects of social skills instruction and parental involvement on the aggressive behaviors of African American males
Behavior modification
current study investigated whether children understand conditions another agent would hold uncertain knowledge resulting inferential processes importantly whether children make causal inferences relationship certainty agents epistemic states consequent behavioral strategies developed game 3 blocks 2 identical color hidden 3 boxes content 1st box revealed player asked choose 2 strategies either make immediate guess look 2nd box guessing color block 3rd box varied hiding sequence 3 blocks create 2 conditions differing degrees certainty children aged 5 7 watched another agent playing game reasoned individuals epistemic states behaviors 6 years age children display stable competence using certainty another agents knowledge predict agents subsequent behaviors moreover ability reason informationseeking behaviors uncertain epistemic states lagged 7 years old findings suggest reasoning epistemic states informationseeking behavior undergoes significant developmental changes ages 5 7 psycinfo database record c 2019 apa rights reserved