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- Title
Changing predictions, stable recognition: Children's representations of downward incline motion.
- Authors
Hast, Michael; Howe, Christine
- Abstract
Various studies to-date have demonstrated children hold ill-conceived expressed beliefs about the physical world such as that one ball will fall faster than another because it is heavier. At the same time, they also demonstrate accurate recognition of dynamic events. How these representations relate is still unresolved. This study examined 5- to 11-year-olds' ( N = 130) predictions and recognition of motion down inclines. Predictions were typically in error, matching previous work, but children largely recognized correct events as correct and rejected incorrect ones. The results also demonstrate while predictions change with increasing age, recognition shows signs of stability. The findings provide further support for a hybrid model of object representations and argue in favour of stable core cognition existing alongside developmental changes.
- Subjects
VERTICAL motion; COGNITION in children; RECOGNITION (Psychology); FORECASTING; CHANGE (Psychology); CHILDREN; PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD development
- Publication
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 4, p516
- ISSN
0261-510X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjdp.12191