Mental DailyMental Daily
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • More
    • Opinion
    • My Bookmarks
Aa
Mental Daily
Aa
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • Opinion
Search
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • More
    • Opinion
    • My Bookmarks
Follow US
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store
© 2024 - Mental Daily. All Rights Reserved.
Social

Study finds children may exhibit accent-based biases by age five

Staff Writer
Staff Writer 3 years ago
Updated 2022/10/08 at 7:32 AM
Share
SHARE

A new study explored the biases children have toward different accents. The study was published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

According to the data, it was unveiled that children tend to prefer teachers with a local accent as opposed to non-native or regional accents.

“Here, we begin to address these questions by examining children’s sociolinguistic biases against teachers who speak with different accents,” the authors elaborated in their paper.

“To do this, we presented 5-year-old Canadian English-speaking children with pairs of adult talkers. Children were asked to select who they’d like to be their teacher then they rated “how good of a teacher” they thought each talker would be on a 5-point scale.”

The authors concluded that at the onset of formal education, starting at around at the age of five, children may show signs of accent-based biases.

“Taken together, this work suggests that even before children turn 5, they are already beginning to evaluate teachers who belong to their accent in-group more favourably,” the authors contended.

You Might Also Like

Study explores how climate change affects terrorist activity

Study finds people change their mind about conspiracy theories but not often

Improve your empathy by reading a greater amount and more frequently: researcher

New study suggests religious preoccupation can help Black youths avoid deviant conduct

Police bodycams are more relevant than race and gender in the public’s appraisal of use-of-force

TAGGED: sociolinguistics, pediatrics
Staff Writer October 7, 2022
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Print
Previous Article Study suggests adults with inherited blindness can partially recover
Next Article Extending voting rights may reduce the likelihood of political violence

Recommended

Social

Study explores how climate change affects terrorist activity

1 Min Read
Social

Study finds people change their mind about conspiracy theories but not often

2 Min Read
Social

Improve your empathy by reading a greater amount and more frequently: researcher

2 Min Read
Social

New study suggests religious preoccupation can help Black youths avoid deviant conduct

1 Min Read
//

We are a trusted online source for research news and resources on all aspects of the mind and human behavior.

Verticals

  • Clinical
  • Health
  • Social
  • I/O
  • Opinion

Social

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store

Links

  • About
  • Contact
  • The Editor
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Mental Health
Follow US

© 2024 Mental Daily. All Rights Reserved.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?