September 10, 2025

Pre-decisional Information Search in 2– to 4- Year-Olds: Young Children Select the Relevant Cues When Looking for a Hidden Reward

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Experiments show preschoolers selected relevant cues for hidden rewards, highlighting decision-making skills.

Young children demonstrated significant success in selecting the relevant cue card when searching for hidden rewards.
In two experiments, preschoolers aged 2 to 4 made choices at rates significantly above chance, indicating developing cognitive skills.
Findings from the second experiment suggest that 2-year-olds' choices were not influenced by a saliency heuristic, showcasing refined decision-making.
This research introduces an effective method for assessing early information-seeking skills in children, applicable in developmental studies.

Serko et al. (2025) studied this question.

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