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Children's reasoning about continuous causal processes

The role of verbal and non‐verbal ability

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ID9616571
AuthorsSelma Dündar‐Coecke (0000-0003-2987-170X, Centre for Educational Neuroscience Department of Psychology and Human Development UCL Institute of Education University College London UK), Hadi Purwanto (0000-0001-6995-9998, corresponding author), Andrew Tolmie (0000-0002-6645-0704, Centre for Educational Neuroscience Department of Psychology and Human Development UCL Institute of Education University College London UK), Antje Schlottmann (0000-0002-3027-7700, Department of Experimental Psychology University College London UK)
Year2020
Volume90
Issue2
Pages364-381
Publication date2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/bjep.12287
OpenAlexW31091366
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

Reasoning about continuous processes is within the capacity of children from school entry, even using verbal reports, though they find it easier to address more rapid processes. Mechanism inference is uncommon, with non-verbal ability an important influence on progress. Our research is the first to highlight this key factor in children's progress towards thinking about scientific phenomena

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