The Child as Econometrician: A Rational Model of Preference Understanding in Children
Figure 1
Model predictions and data for Kushnir, Xu, and Wellman's study [2].
(A) Predicted and observed proportions of children's offers under the default model. (B) Predicted and observed proportions of offers under the assumption that squirrel can decline to choose any object. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.