Concept Availability in the Causal Inferences of Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Concept Availability in the Causal Inferences of Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.; And Others

Child Development, v61 n1 p230-46 Feb 1990

Results of five studies suggest that the availability of an object concept in sentences that preceded an unexpected story outcome was a critical determinant of the occurrence of an object inference. The thematic prominence of the object influences the use of the object in an inference. (RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Students, Cues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Etiology, Higher Education, Inferences

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Language: English

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