Why young children think actions aren’t swayed by sunk costs: Testing two accounts.

Authors

Claudia G. Sehl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-1139)
Ori Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2346-9787)
Stephanie Denison

Institutions

University of Waterloo (CA)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology General
Published: 2026-05-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001933
Primary Topic: Child and Animal Learning Development
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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Why young children think actions aren’t swayed by sunk costs: Testing two accounts.

Claudia G. Sehl, Ori Friedman, Stephanie Denison

May 11, 2026

Journal of Experimental Psychology General

Child and Animal Learning Development

article

Why young children think actions aren’t swayed by sunk costs: Testing two accounts.

Claudia G. Sehl, Ori Friedman, Stephanie Denison

May 11, 2026article en

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Journal of Experimental Psychology General

University of Waterloo (CA)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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Child and Animal Learning Development

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Why young children think actions aren’t swayed by sunk costs: Testing two accounts. — Claudia G. Sehl, Ori Friedman, et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS