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ERIC Number: EJ380605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Children's Knowledge of Contagion and Contamination as Causes of Illness.
Siegal, Michael
Child Development, v59 n5 p1353-59 Oct 1988
Findings of three experiments indicated that preschool children have a more substantial knowledge of contagion and contamination than has been estimated previously. Results are discussed in terms of children's ability to understand causal relations. (RH)
Descriptors: Accidents, Age Differences, Communicable Diseases, Comprehension, Diseases, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Etiology, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Grade 3, Injuries, Preschool Children, Puppetry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Brisbane)