How many friends should the Wugs have?

Children aged 6 to 9 years based in the US

During this study, your child will watch short videos introducing four different pairs of friends, and will answer some questions about what they think of their friendships. We will ask if they think characters actions are good or bad, and also if they think one of the characters feels hurt. We will also ask which characters your child would like to be like, and ask if it is possible for the characters to be friends or best friends with each other.

We are interested in whether children think there are limits to the number of best friends we can have. This can help us understand how they think about friendships, and how children use this information when deciding who to be friends with. We know from previous research that children don't have unlimited numbers of close friends, and also that they can get jealous when their friends have other friends. This study will help us understand more about these situations, and how children use their understanding to judge people who have different numbers of best friends. It will also help us understand what children think about other people's feelings in these scenarios.

15 minutes

Within a week of the study, you will receive a $5 Amazon gift code (Amazon.com) by email once we verify your consent video, and that your child is in the correct age range. To be valid, consent videos need to show the caregiver of the child who is participating. Your child should be visible during the study. Only one gift card per child is available.