What's special about peer cultures? The opportunity for disagreement
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Lew-Levy and Amir begin to identify mechanisms through which peer interactions can drive cultural change. We highlight an additional important mechanism: peer disagreement. We propose that the egalitarian and learning-oriented nature of peer disagreements prompts children to reflect on the limitations of their knowledge and to evaluate and integrate competing perspectives, thereby providing fertile ground for the co-creation of new insights.
