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Peer reviewedSpringer, Ken; And Others – Cognitive Development, 1996
Evaluates whether children have a naive theory in which biological kinds, specifically food, are distinguished by potential for decomposition. Four experiments were conducted with subjects between the ages of four and six years. Claims that children seem to have a domain-specific theory of biological kinds, although they are unaware of the exact…
Descriptors: Age, Environmental Influences, Food, Responses
