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Trust comes when you admit what you don’t know – lessons from child development research

  • Written by Tamar Kushnir, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University
imageKids figure out who's trustworthy as they learn about the world.Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections via Getty Images

Consider the following situation: Two experts give you advice about whether you should eat or avoid the fat in common cooking oils.

One of them tells you confidently that there are “good” or...

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