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Hart, Yuval; Mahadevan, L.; Dillon, Moira R. – Cognitive Science, 2022
Euclidean geometry has formed the foundation of architecture, science, and technology for millennia, yet the development of human's intuitive reasoning about Euclidean geometry is not well understood. The present study explores the cognitive processes and representations that support the development of humans' intuitive reasoning about Euclidean…
Descriptors: Geometry, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Geometric Concepts
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Kim, Sunae; Paulus, Markus; Kalish, Chuck – Cognitive Science, 2017
Prior work shows that children selectively learn from credible speakers. Yet little is known how they treat information from non-credible speakers. This research examined to what extent and under what conditions children may or may not learn from problematic sources. In three studies, we found that children displayed trust toward previously…
Descriptors: Young Children, Trust (Psychology), Accuracy, Reliability