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Children's reasoning about the causal significance of the temporal order of events
Published in:
Dev Psychol, Vol: 41, Page: 54-63
Publication Date:
January 2005
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine children's ability to reason about the causal significance of the order in which 2 events occurred (the pressing of buttons on a mechanically operated box).
Abstract:
Four experiments examined children's ability to reason about the causal significance of the order in which 2 events occurred (the pressing of buttons on a mechanically operated box). In Study 1, 4-year-olds were unable to make the relevant inferences, whereas 5-year-olds were successful on one version of the task. In Study 2, 3-year-olds were successful on a simplified version of the task in which they were able to observe the events although not their consequences. Study 3 found that older children had difficulties with the original task even when provided with cues to attend to order information. However, 5-year-olds performed successfully in Study 4, in which the causally relevant event was made more salient.
Authors:
Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Categories:
reasoning ability
International Classification:
Other - reasoning ability
Keywords:
- Child Development
- Child, Preschool
- Cognition
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Task Performance and Analysis
- Time Perception
Geography:
Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)