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ERIC Number: EJ430342
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Understanding Natural Cause: Children's Explanations of How Objects and Their Properties Originate.
Gelman, Susan A.; Kremer, Kathleen E.
Child Development, v62 n2 p396-414 Apr 1991
Two studies examined children's understanding of the origins, behaviors, and properties of objects. Children (1) were sensitive to the distinction between natural things and artifacts; (2) identified specific kinds of natural cause; and (3) understood the link between internal parts and self-generated activity. (BC)
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Heuristics, Physical Environment, Piagetian Theory, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Artifacts; Causal Reasoning; Natural Causes; Object Origin