Children's Developing Ideas About Knowledge and Its Acquisition.
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DOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2017.10.005
Abstract: We review key aspects of young children's concept of knowledge. First, we discuss children's early insights into the way that information can be communicated from informant to recipient as well as their active search for… read more here.
Keywords: information; knowledge; developing ideas; ideas knowledge ... See more keywords
Perspective taking as a mechanism for children’s developing preferences for equitable distributions
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84968-2
Abstract: How do young children develop a concept of equity? Infants prefer dividing resources equally and expect others to make such distributions. Between the ages of 3–8, children begin to exhibit preferences to avoid inequitable outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: mechanism children; taking mechanism; perspective taking; equitable distributions ... See more keywords
Children's developing ability to adjust their beliefs reasonably in light of disagreement.
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DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13838
Abstract: Two preregistered experiments (N = 218) investigated children's developing ability to respond reasonably to disagreement. U.S. children aged 4-9, and adults (50% female, mostly white) formed an initial belief, and were confronted with the belief of a… read more here.
Keywords: ability; disagreement children; developing ability; evidence ... See more keywords
The Sweet Spot: When Children’s Developing Abilities, Brains, and Knowledge Make Them Better Learners Than Adults
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DOI: 10.1177/17456916211045971
Abstract: Cognitive development is marked by age-related improvements across a number of domains, as young children perform worse than their older counterparts on most tasks. However, there are cases in which young children, and even infants,… read more here.
Keywords: spot children; developing abilities; abilities brains; brains knowledge ... See more keywords