Infants recruit logic to learn about the social world
When data is scant, logical reasoning can lead to knowledge acquisition by disclosing evidence otherwise not available. Here, the authors show that this logical route to knowledge is available to preverbal infants and can help them learn about the social world.
Main Authors: | Nicolò Cesana-Arlotti, Ágnes Melinda Kovács, Ernő Téglás |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19734-5 |
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