APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Children’s Understanding That Claims about the World Must be Verified
- Lucas Butler
University of Maryland - Nadia Tavassolie
University of Maryland - Hailey Gibbs
University of Maryland
Abstract
Learning from others is a crucial way to acquire knowledge about the world, but requires balancing trust with skepticism. Here we investigate whether 6-7 year-old children understand that claims about the world must be verified, and that unverified claims should not be accepted.
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