告诉年幼的孩子大人对他们未来诚实或不诚实行为的情绪反应，会使他们减少欺骗。

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1037/dev0001936

Li Zhao, Weihao Yan, Paul L Harris, Kang Lee

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目前的研究调查了告诉孩子大人对他们未来诚实或不诚实的情绪反应是否会影响他们的作弊行为。在五项预先注册的研究中，3-6岁的儿童参加了一项具有挑战性的测试，据称是为了评估他们的知识，但实际上是为了衡量他们的诚实度(N = 480；240个男孩;都是中产阶级汉族)。告诉5到6岁的孩子，一个熟悉的成年人对他们未来不诚实的负面情绪反应，大大减少了他们随后的作弊行为，无论这个成年人是他们的班主任还是母亲。告诉3到4岁的孩子，他们的母亲对诚实的积极反应或对不诚实的消极反应也会减少他们的作弊行为。因此，提供一个熟悉的成年人的情绪反应的信息可以有效地促进幼儿的诚实行为。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Telling young children an adult's emotional reactions to their future honest or dishonest behavior causes them to cheat less.

The current research examined whether telling young children about an adult's emotional reactions to their future honesty or dishonesty influences their cheating. In five preregistered studies, children aged 3-6 years participated in a challenging test, purportedly to assess their knowledge but actually to measure their honesty (N = 480; 240 boys; all middle-class Han Chinese). Telling 5- to 6-year-olds about a familiar adult's negative emotional reactions to their future dishonesty significantly reduced subsequent cheating, regardless of whether the adult was their homeroom teacher or their mother. Telling 3- to 4-year-olds about their mother's positive reactions to honesty or her negative reactions to dishonesty also reduced cheating. Thus, providing information about a familiar adult's emotional reactions can effectively promote honest behavior among young children. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.80

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2.50%

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329

期刊介绍： Developmental Psychology ® publishes articles that significantly advance knowledge and theory about development across the life span. The journal focuses on seminal empirical contributions. The journal occasionally publishes exceptionally strong scholarly reviews and theoretical or methodological articles. Studies of any aspect of psychological development are appropriate, as are studies of the biological, social, and cultural factors that affect development. The journal welcomes not only laboratory-based experimental studies but studies employing other rigorous methodologies, such as ethnographies, field research, and secondary analyses of large data sets. We especially seek submissions in new areas of inquiry and submissions that will address contradictory findings or controversies in the field as well as the generalizability of extant findings in new populations. Although most articles in this journal address human development, studies of other species are appropriate if they have important implications for human development. Submissions can consist of single manuscripts, proposed sections, or short reports.