Publications by authors named "Sandro E Stutz"
Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy is a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third-party interactions emerges within the first year of life: infants preferred a character who helped, over hindered, another who tried but failed to climb a hill. This sparked a new line of inquiry into the origins of social evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results.
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- The study examined how caregivers and regulatory experts predict which household chemicals are appealing to children, involving 95 four-year-olds and their caregivers who ranked these products.
- It found that both adults and children had similar views on child-appeal ratings, especially when evaluating products with child-appealing images.
- The research highlighted that while adults can generally estimate child-appeal, significant individual differences exist among children, suggesting that education for caregivers on these variations is more crucial than just regulating product features.