Abstract
We investigated children's information seeking in response to a surprising claim (Study 1, N=109, 54 Female, Range=4.02-6.94 years, 49% White, 21% Mixed Ethnicity, 19% Southeast Asian, September 2019-March 2020; Study 2, N=154, 74 Female, Range=4.09-7.99, 50% White, 20% Mixed Ethnicity, 17% Southeast Asian, September 2020-December 2020). Relative to younger children, older children more often expressed skepticism about the adult's surprising claims (1-year increase, OR=2.70) and more often suggested exploration strategies appropriate for testing the specific claim they heard (1-year increase, OR=1.42). Controlling for age, recommending more targeted exploration strategies was associated with a greater likelihood of expressing skepticism about the adult's claim.
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