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Preschoolers Selectively Infer History When Explaining Outcomes: Evidence from Explanations of Ownership, Liking, and Use
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Nancekivell, Shaylene E.; Friedman, Ori – Child Development, 2014
Two experiments provide evidence that preschoolers selectively infer history when explaining outcomes and infer past events that could have plausibly happened. In Experiment 1, thirty-three 3-year-olds and thirty-six 4-year-olds explained why a character owns or likes certain objects. In Experiment 2, thirty-four 4-year-olds and thirty-six…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Inferences, Cognitive Ability
Conceptual Emphasis in the History of Developmental Psychology: Evolutionary Theory, Teleology, and the Nature-Nurture Issue
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Anandalakshmy, S.; Grinder, Robert E. – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Developmental Psychology, Environmental Influences, Evolution
The History of Longitudinal Research: Implications for the Future
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Sontag, Lester – Child Development, 1971
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami, Florida, September, 1970. (RY)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Evaluation Methods