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Direct linkLockhart, Kristi L.; Goddu, Mariel K.; Smith, Eric D.; Keil, Frank C. – Child Development, 2016
Three studies explored the abilities of 205 children (5-11 years) and 74 adults (18-72 years) to distinguish directly versus indirectly acquired information in a scenario where an individual grew up in isolation from human culture. Directly acquired information is knowledge acquired through firsthand experience. Indirectly acquired information is…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Children, Adults, Older Adults
Sutherland, Shelbie L.; Friedman, Ori – Child Development, 2012
Children acquire general knowledge about many kinds of things, but there are few known means by which this knowledge is acquired. In this article, it is proposed that children acquire generic knowledge by sharing in pretend play. In Experiment 1, twenty-two 3- to 4-year-olds watched pretense in which a puppet represented a "nerp" (an unfamiliar…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Teaching Methods, Child Development, Play
