Illusion versus Reality: Children's Understanding of Temperature Adaptation.

Arnold, Kevin D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ341763

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Publication Date: 1986

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Illusion versus Reality: Children's Understanding of Temperature Adaptation.

Arnold, Kevin D.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v42 n2 p256-72 Oct 1986

Compares kindergartners' and third and sixth graders' understanding of an illusion reported by the philosopher John Locke, in which two hands simultaneously experience two different temperatures from a container of water at one temperature. (HOD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Perception Tests, Perceptual Development, Prior Learning, Temperature

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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