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Direct linkSim, Zi L.; Xu, Fei – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Constructivist views of cognitive development often converge on 2 key points: (1) the child's goal is to build large conceptual structures for understanding the world, and (2) the child plays an active role in developing these structures. While previous research has demonstrated that young children show a precocious capacity for concept and theory…
Descriptors: Generalization, Play, Preschool Children, Toddlers
Fawcett, Christine A.; Markson, Lori – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Two-year-old children's reasoning about the relation between their own and others' preferences was investigated across two studies. In Experiment 1, children first observed 2 actors display their individual preferences for various toys. Children were then asked to make inferences about new, visually inaccessible toys and books that were described…
Descriptors: Toys, Inferences, Young Children, Thinking Skills
