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Jacqueline Woolley

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Professor, Developmental Psychology
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Pourquoi les enfants croient-ils au Père Noël et est-ce grave ?

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By Jacqueline Woolley
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Compte tenu de tous ces efforts, il serait presque irrationnel de la part des enfants de ne pas croire au Père Noël. En adhérant au mythe, ils exercent en fait leurs capacités de réflexion scientifique. Tout d’abord, ils évaluent leurs sources d’information. Comme le montre un projet mené dans mon laboratoire, ils se fient plus facilement à un adulte qu’à un enfant pour juger de ce qui est réel ou non.
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Never trust a stranger: Effects of explicit belief statements from strangers on children's reality status beliefs and beliefs about consensus

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By Rebecca Dore, Jacqueline Woolley, Jenny Nissel, John G. Hixon
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Abstract Children learn about much of the world through testimony and may hear explicit belief statements (e.g., “I believe in God” or “climate change is real”) about entities whose existence is controversial.
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Why children believe (or not) that Santa Claus exists

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By Jacqueline Woolley
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