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Novak, Magdalena; Phelan, Siëlle; Lewalter, Doris; Schwan, Stephan – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Previous research from in and outside museums suggests that the haptic exploration of surfaces and objects have various educational benefits and can positively influence the museum visit experience. However, there is still a need for more research on the potential effects of object handling on museum learning, especially in science museums. The…
Descriptors: Science Education, Museums, Learning Processes, Photography
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Moll, Henrike; Carpenter, Malinda; Tomasello, Michael – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2014
Recent studies have established that even infants can determine what others know based on previous visual experience. In the current study, we investigated whether 2-and 3-year-olds know what others know based on previous auditory experience. A child and an adult heard the sound of one object together, but only the child heard the sound of another…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Cognitive Development, Auditory Perception
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Krist, Horst – Developmental Psychology, 2010
In a series of 3 experiments modeled after infant studies, 3- to- 6-year-old children's intuitive knowledge about support was assessed. Different objects were shown either sufficiently supported or not. Children had to predict whether a block would remain standing on a platform upon release or make perceptual judgments about the possibility of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Intuition, Physics
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Poulin-Dubois, Diane; Sodian, Beate; Metz, Ulrike; Tilden, Joanne; Schoeppner, Barbara – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2007
Three experiments investigated 14-, 18-, and 24- month-old infants' understanding of visual perception. Infants viewed films in which a protagonist was either able to view the location of a hidden object (Visual Access condition) or was blindfolded when the object location was revealed (No Visual Access condition). When requested to find the…
Descriptors: Infants, Visual Perception, Cognitive Development, Age Differences
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Scott, Ralph; Sattel, Ludwig – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1972
Results suggest that cultural disadvantage may act to deter growth in both perceptual and language spheres and that perceptual measures may be somewhat less resistant to cultural influence than are language measures. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Language Role
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology