Where science starts: Spontaneous experiments in preschoolers' exploratory play

Probabilistic models of expected information gain require integrating prior knowledge about causal hypotheses with knowledge about possible actions that might generate data relevant to those hypotheses. Here we looked at whether preschoolers (mean: 54 months) recognize "action possibilities&quo...

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Main Authors: Goodman, Noah D. (Author), Cook, Claire Elizabeth (Contributor), Schulz, Laura E (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017-01-31T18:29:01Z.
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