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ERIC Number: EJ341744
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Early Understanding of Mental Entities: A Reexamination of Childhood Realism.
Wellman, Henry M.; Estes, David
Child Development, v57 n4 p910-23 Aug 1986
Describes three studies that examined how young children distinguish between the real, physical world and the mental world; between objects and thoughts; and between doing something and imagining it. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Evaluative Thinking, Learning Processes, Piagetian Theory, Realism, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Ontology