Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Preschool Child's Conception of Invisible Particles in the Context of Dissolving.

Rosen, Aynn B.; Rozin, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ464480

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Publication Date: 1993

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Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Preschool Child's Conception of Invisible Particles in the Context of Dissolving.

Rosen, Aynn B.; Rozin, Paul

Developmental Psychology, v29 n2 p300-11 Mar 1993

Preschoolers made judgments about solutions in which substances were dissolved. Preschoolers (1) distinguished visual appearance from underlying reality; (2) recognized the conservation of taste, smell, and dangerous properties; and (3) by age five recognized that matter can be decomposed into pieces too tiny to be seen by the naked eye. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Hazardous Materials, Matter, Preschool Children

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Language: English

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