Preschoolers perform more informative experiments after observing theory-violating evidence

Tessa J. P. van Schijndel; Ingmar Visser; Bianca M. C. W. van Bers; Maartje E. J. Raijmakers

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.008

Preschoolers perform more informative experiments after observing theory-violating evidence

Tessa J. P. van Schijndel, Ingmar Visser, Bianca M. C. W. van Bers, Maartje E. J. Raijmakers

Educational Studies

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-119
Journal	Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Volume	131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.008
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

Keywords

Naive theories
Theory-violating evidence
Exploratory play
Ecologically valid domain
Preschoolers
Latent variable technique

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van Schijndel, T. J. P., Visser, I., van Bers, B. M. C. W., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2015). Preschoolers perform more informative experiments after observing theory-violating evidence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 131, 104-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2014.11.008

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