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Peer reviewedChen, Jie-Qi; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1994
Explored whether there are changes with age in understanding the specific distinction between natural and human-made phenomena and whether an appreciation of this distinction influences children's beliefs about the possibility of altering or transforming different categories of objects. Found that this distinction, a powerful organizer for adults,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
