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Direct linkTomasello, Michael – Child Development, 2016
M. Tomasello, A. Kruger, and H. Ratner (1993) proposed a theory of cultural learning comprising imitative learning, instructed learning, and collaborative learning. Empirical and theoretical advances in the past 20 years suggest modifications to the theory; for example, children do not just imitate but overimitate in order to identify and…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Observational Learning, Cooperative Learning, Group Dynamics
Harris, Paul L.; Koenig, Melissa A. – Child Development, 2006
Many adult beliefs are based on the testimony provided by other people rather than on firsthand observation. Children also learn from other people's testimony. For example, they learn that mental processes depend on the brain, that the earth is spherical, and that hidden bodily organs constrain life and death. Such learning might indicate that…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Trust (Psychology), Adults
