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Peer reviewedRosser, Rosemary A.; Chandler, Kacey – Cognitive Development, 1995
Examined how children's and adults' initial conceptions of objects and space influence predictions about the physical world, but lead the naive person to misconstrue a dynamic event. Found that participants proficiently anticipated where an oscillating screen would contact a hidden object, but underestimated the distance until contact.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Depth Perception
