Two Kinds of Wonder: Measuring and Scaffolding the Fork Between Absorptive Awe and Generative Wonder in Children's Trust in AI Informants

Maura Mecchella

doi:10.17605/osf.io/ns4zr

July 16, 2026Open Access

Two Kinds of Wonder: Measuring and Scaffolding the Fork Between Absorptive Awe and Generative Wonder in Children's Trust in AI Informants

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This project aims to develop measures for understanding how children perceive and trust AI informants, focusing on two types of wonder.
Pilot study design to test newly developed measures.
Pre-registration of the pilot study to ensure transparency prior to data collection.
Initial measures for assessing absorptive awe and generative wonder are being developed.
The pilot study is planned to offer insights into children's trust dynamics regarding AI.

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Pilot study aims to explore children's trust in AI informants by measuring absorptive awe and generative wonder.

Abstract

Companion project to the preprint Two Kinds of Wonder (Mecchella, 2026). This page hosts the measure-development plan, the pilot study design, and the author's standing commitment to pre-register the pilot in full before any data collection.

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