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1. Young Children's Understanding of the Continuity of Biologically Determined Behavior When Appearances Change.

Author

Peskin, Joan and Olson, David R.

Abstract

Two experiments examined whether young children's difficulty with behavioral predictions when appearance was misleading would extend to more general domains. Found that while both 3- and 5- year-olds understood that persons dressing up in costume would retain their real identities, 3-year-olds were unable to predict that the character's biological predispositions would prevail across appearance changes and even ignored biological reality. (Author/KB)

Published
2001

2. Young children's understanding of the continuity of biologically determined behavior when appearances change

Author

Peskin, Joan and Olson, David R.

Subjects
Prediction (Psychology) -- Research -- Psychological aspects, Children -- Psychological aspects -- Research, Education, Psychology and mental health, Psychological aspects, Research
Abstract

In this study, we examined whether young children's difficulty with behavioral predictions when appearance was misleading would extend to more general domains, including those that do not require a representational [...]

Published
2001

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