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ERIC Number: EJ541572
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
When Speech Conflicts with Seeing: Young Children's Understanding of Informational Priority.
Mitchell, P.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v64 n2 p276-94 Feb 1997
Three studies found that 3- to 5-year-olds judged that an utterance would be ignored by a listener who had previously seen something contradictory. However, children judged that the listener would believe an utterance if the listener had no contradictory information. The results suggest an early understanding of how people prioritize information. (MDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Logical Thinking, Preschool Children, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Contradictions; England; False Beliefs