Children balance theories and evidence in exploration, explanation, and learning

We look at the effect of evidence and prior beliefs on exploration, explanation and learning. In Experiment 1, we tested children both with and without differential prior beliefs about balance relationships (Center Theorists, mean: 82 months; Mass Theorists, mean: 89 months; No Theory children, mean...

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Main Authors: Bonawitz, Elizabeth Baraff (Author), van Schijndel, Tessa J.P (Author), Friel, Daniel (Contributor), Schulz, Laura E. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2016-05-25T15:30:49Z.
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