Open AccessChildren’s Reputation Management: Learning to Identify What Is Socially Valued and Acting Upon It
Author(s) -
Gail D. Heyman,
Alison M. Compton,
Jamie Amemiya,
Sohee Ahn,
Shuai Shao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current directions in psychological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.638
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1467-8721
pISSN - 0963-7214
DOI - 10.1177/09637214211009516
Subject(s) - psychology , relevance (law) , reputation , appeal , value (mathematics) , process (computing) , cognition , social psychology , cognitive psychology , sociology , social science , political science , computer science , law , operating system , machine learning , neuroscience
Much of what people do is motivated by a concern with social evaluation. We argue that the process of figuring out what others value and making effective use of this information presents significant cognitive challenges. These challenges include reasoning about the relevance of different forms of information and making inferences about the mental lives of others. They also include modifying one's behavior in light of whatever personal qualities appear to be valued in an effort to appeal to different audiences. We argue that the foundations of many of the important skills needed to meet these challenges are already in place early during childhood, but that the challenges themselves persist well into adulthood.