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Direct linkWaismeyer, Anna; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Gopnik, Alison – Developmental Science, 2015
How do young children learn about causal structure in an uncertain and variable world? We tested whether they can use observed probabilistic information to solve causal learning problems. In two experiments, 24-month-olds observed an adult produce a probabilistic pattern of causal evidence. The toddlers then were given an opportunity to design…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Young Children, Probability, Causal Models
