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Coordinating with Peers vs. Adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2026

Michael Tomasello Open the ORCID record for Michael Tomasello [Opens in a new window]
Michael Tomasello*
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Duke University & Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Durham, NC, USA michael.tomasello@duke.edu
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Abstract

Within their peer cultures, children not only teach and socially learn from one another, but they also prompt one another to confront and adapt to different, coequal perspectives in a way that superintending adults cannot do.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e251
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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