The "Batman Effect": Improving Perseverance in Young Children.
Child Dev
; 88(5): 1563-1571, 2017 09.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27982409
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the benefits of self-distancing (i.e., taking an outsider's view of one's own situation) on young children's perseverance. Four- and 6-year-old children (N = 180) were asked to complete a repetitive task for 10 min while having the option to take breaks by playing an extremely attractive video game. Six-year-olds persevered longer than 4-year-olds. Nonetheless, across both ages, children who impersonated an exemplar other-in this case a character, such as Batman-spent the most time working, followed by children who took a third-person perspective on the self, or finally, a first-person perspective. Alternative explanations, implications, and future research directions are discussed.
Texto completo:
1
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención
/
Conducta Infantil
/
Desarrollo Infantil
/
Función Ejecutiva
/
Teoría de la Mente
Límite:
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article