Sara Valencia Botto: When do kids start to care about other people's opinions?
萨拉•博托: 孩子们从什么时候开始在意他人的评价?
Sara Valencia Botto investigates when and how humans develop a concern for reputation. Full bio
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you are wearing right now.
question for you.
comfortable pajamas right now?
穿着舒适的睡衣呢?
and not a mind reader,
但我不会读心术,
that's the same thing.
is somewhere along the lines of,
to think I am a slob."
chose to wear business casual clothing,
商务休闲装的这个事实,
pair of sweatpants,
defining human characteristics.
of what other people value,
or disapprove of,
to these sorts of settings.
this information to guide our behavior.
来指导我们的行为。
in the presence of others
调整自己的行为,
and Instagram filter,
that will undoubtedly change the world
with how other people will evaluate us
a big human trait, however,
about when and how
about the opinion of others.
that requires many studies.
to uncovering this question
to others' evaluations.
at Emory University
(Emory University)
around the grocery store in her onesie,
在杂货店里走来走去的人,
that fears public speaking
(就像我)。
when people ask me,
this question, exactly?
were up here right now,
that his wife experiments on children.
在用孩子做实验。
experiments for children,
Dr. Philippe Rochat and I
菲利普·罗查特博士和我,
“机器人任务”的“游戏”,
would begin to be sensitive
captures when children, like adults,
when others are watching.
改变他们的行为。
14 to 24-month-old infants
我们向 14 到 24 个月大的婴儿
assigned a positive value,
"Oh, oh. Oops, oh no,"
说,“哦,噢。天哪,不,”
to play with the remote,
to read a magazine.
如果在 24 个月大的时候,
to the evaluation of others,
should be influenced
they're being watched
that the experimenter expressed
the positive remote significantly more
the negative remote
we did three variations of the study.
我们设计了三种不同的条件。
would engage with a novel toy
如果没有反馈或指令,
or instructions provided.
how to activate the toy robot,
向婴儿展示如何激活玩具机器人,
that they could play with the remote,
ambiguous situation.
a positive and a negative.
一个是正的,一个是负的。
we had two experimenters and one remote.
我们有两个实验者和一个遥控器。
value towards pressing the remote,
表现出消极,
expressed a positive value, saying,
则表现出积极的反馈,
to these three different scenarios.
对这三个不同的场景的反应。
in pressing the remote.
and one with the negative value.
一个带着消极的评价。
is a negative remote.
looking at me, hanging out.
看着我,在外面闲逛。
that side-eyed glance, right?
experimenters, one remote.
towards pressing the remote
doesn't know what to do, relying on Mom.
不知道该怎么办,全靠妈妈。
a positive response is watching.
现在她准备好要玩了。
button-pressing behavior
and the instructions of the experimenter.
反馈和指示的影响。
children did not know
or negatively evaluated,
to press the remote.
significantly more when I was watching,
明显更愿意按积极的遥控器,
and started playing with it.
the different values of the remotes --
after pressing either of the remotes --
我们简单地说,“噢,哇” ——
no longer differed across conditions,
在各种条件下发生变化,
the values that we gave the two remotes
影响儿童行为的确实是我们
in the previous study.
a remote significantly more
表现出积极价值的实验者
a positive value was watching,
that had expressed a negative value.
that children begin to show embarrassment
a negative evaluation,
情况下表现出尴尬,
at themselves in the mirror
in your teeth, for adults.
这相当于在牙齿里发现菠菜。
based on these findings?
我们能说些什么呢?
are actually really, really sneaky.
孩子就像成年人一样,
that we place on objects and behaviors.
和行为的反馈很敏感。
to guide their behavior.
反馈来指导他们的行为。
to those around us.
与周围的人交流观念。
"be kind" or "don't steal,"
或“不偷窃”之类的想法,
showing others, specifically our children,
尤其是我们的孩子,
and praiseworthy, and what is not.
值得称赞的,或者什么不是。
without even noticing it.
to explore the contents of the mind,
often reflects our beliefs,
往往反映了我们的信念、
we all believe the same thing.
我们都相信同样的事情。
that Coke was invented in Atlanta.
诞生于亚特兰大有关。
that most people will chose to drink Coke.
这一事实表明了这一信念。
她们漂亮的发型或裙子,
or their pretty dress,
会称赞他们的聪明才智,
as opposed to nutritious food,
而不是有营养的食物
are incredibly effective
from these subtle behaviors.
获取其中的观念。
shaping their own behavior.
他们自己的行为。
emerges very early in development,
在我们成长的早期就形成了,
a complete sentence
说出一个完整的句子之前,
受过上厕所的训练之前,
of who we grow up to be.
不可或缺的一部分。
to contemplate on the values
in day-to-day interactions,
the behavior of those around you.
如何塑造你周围人的行为的。
is being broadcasted
smiling at our phone
我们在传播怎样的价值取向?
has been shaped by those around you,
如何被你周围的人塑造的,
have considered before.
你真的更喜欢可口可乐吗?
by what others around you valued?
因为旁人的观点对你的影响?
certainly have the privilege
in simple day-to-day interactions,
互动中传达的价值观,
the behavior of those around us.
影响你身边人的行为。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sara Valencia Botto - PsychologistSara Valencia Botto investigates when and how humans develop a concern for reputation.
Why you should listen
Sara Valencia Botto is a PhD candidate in the cognition and development program at Emory University, where she researches social-cognitive development in early childhood. Her recent publication on sensitivity to evaluation in toddlers has been featured in various outlets, including ABC News, the Huffington Post and other major international newspapers.
By exploring the developmental origins of reputation, Botto's research investigates when and how humans, unlike many other animals, care about what other people think. She designs experiments for children of 14 months to five years and studies when and how they begin to alter their behavior to garner positive evaluations from others. Her goal is to understand why humans come to care about their reputation as well as the factors that contribute to inter-individual differences.
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