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Publication Date: 2002
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Biases in Reasoning about the Consequences of Psychogenic Bodily Reactions: Domain Boundaries in Cognitive Development.
Notaro, Paul C.; Gelman, Susan A.; Zimmerman, Marc A.
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v48 n4 p427-49 Oct 2002
Three studies examined 4- to- 7-year-olds' reasoning about consequences of physiological responses with origins in the mind. Results revealed that adults believed only psychological treatments are effective cures for psychogenic reactions. Young children reported that only physical treatments are effective cures for psychogenic reactions, suggesting that mind-body interactions pose conceptual difficulties for people of all ages, but the nature of the difficulty changes over development. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bias, Children, Cognitive Development, Psychosomatic Disorders
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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