Being proven wrong elicits learning in children - But only in those with higher executive function skills.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12916
Abstract: This study investigated whether prompting children to generate predictions about an outcome facilitates activation of prior knowledge and improves belief revision. 51 children aged 9-12 were tested on two experimental tasks in which generating a… read more here.
Keywords: wrong elicits; proven wrong; children higher; executive ... See more keywords