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ERIC Number: EJ396967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Children's Ascriptions of Knowledge to Others.
Ruffman, Ted K.; Olson, David R.
Developmental Psychology, v25 n4 p601-06 Jul 1989
Investigated egocentricity and ascriptions of knowledge to others in 45 children of 3-6 years. Six-year-olds were better than younger children at assessing the other's knowledge. Subjects were better at assessing the other's knowledge when their own access and knowledge were identical. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Egocentrism, Elementary School Students, Knowledge Level, Metacognition, Perspective Taking, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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