One way in which information about the unknown is socialized to children is through adult testimony. Sharing false testimony about others with children may foster inaccurate perceptions and may result in prejudicially based divisions amongst children. As part of a larger study, mothers were instructed to read and discuss an illustrated story about Arab-Muslim refugees from Syria with their 6- to 8-year-olds (n = 31). Parent-child discourse during two pages of this book was examined for how mothers used Islam as a talking point. Results indicated that only 50% of mothers and 13% of children shared accurate testimony about Islam. However, while 35% of children admitted uncertainty in their knowledge, only 3% of mothers admitted uncertainty. These results highlight the importance of parents sharing the confidence in their knowledge. If parents teach inaccurate information about other religions, it may create a greater divide between children of different religious backgrounds.

将有关未知信息的信息传播给儿童的一种方式是通过成人证词。与儿童分享关于他人的虚假证词可能会导致不正确的看法，并可能导致儿童之间基于偏见的分歧。作为一项较大研究的一部分，母亲被指示阅读和讨论一个有关来自叙利亚的6至8岁阿拉伯叙利亚穆斯林难民的插图故事（n= 31）。本书两页中的亲子论述探讨了母亲如何以伊斯兰为话题。结果表明，只有50％的母亲和13％的儿童分享有关伊斯兰教的准确证词。但是，尽管35％的儿童承认自己的知识不确定，但只有3％的母亲承认自己的不确定性。这些结果突出了父母分享对其知识的信心的重要性。如果父母传授的有关其他宗教的信息不正确，则可能会在不同宗教背景的孩子之间造成更大的分歧。