Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Child Development | 1 |
| Cognitive Ability | 1 |
| History | 1 |
| Inferences | 1 |
| Ownership | 1 |
| Preschool Children | 1 |
| Psychological Patterns | 1 |
Source
| Child Development | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkNancekivell, 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
