The longitudinal relation between toddlers' behaviors in uncertain situations (e.g., information seeking, hesitation) and preschoolers' uncertainty monitoring was investigated (between 2014 and 2019 in Northern California; Time 1: N = 183, M = 28.99 months, 53% female, 67.8% White; Time 2: N = 159, M = 41.64 months, 52.2% female). Eye movements and response latencies were recorded as children identified a target from two partially occluded (Time 1) or degraded (Time 2) images. Confidence ratings for identifications were collected at Time 2. At Time 1, gaze transitions between response options, but not response latencies and mental state language, predicted Time 2 uncertainty monitoring. Overall, these findings provide the first direct evidence of connections between toddlers' uncertainty behaviors and preschoolers' uncertainty monitoring.

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幼儿在决策过程中的视觉探索预示着一年后的不确定性监控


研究了幼儿在不确定情况下的行为（例如，信息寻求、犹豫）与学龄前儿童的不确定性监测之间的纵向关系（2014 年至 2019 年，北加州；时间 1：N = 183，M = 28.99 个月，53% 女性， 67.8% 白人；时间 2：N = 159，M = 41.64 个月，52.2% 女性）。当儿童从两个部分遮挡（时间 1）或退化（时间 2）图像中识别目标时，记录眼球运动和反应延迟。在时间 2 收集识别的置信度评级。在时间 1，反应选项之间的注视转换（但不是反应延迟和心理状态语言）预测了时间 2 的不确定性监测。总的来说，这些发现首次提供了幼儿不确定性行为与学龄前儿童不确定性监测之间联系的直接证据。