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Direct linkDeon T. Benton; David Kamper; Rebecca M. Beaton; David M. Sobel – Developmental Science, 2024
Causal reasoning is a fundamental cognitive ability that enables individuals to learn about the complex interactions in the world around them. However, the mechanisms that underpin causal reasoning are not well understood. For example, it remains unresolved whether children's causal inferences are best explained by Bayesian inference or…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Thinking Skills, Associative Learning, Abstract Reasoning
