TY - JOUR
AU - Stein, Catherine
AB - Three experiments investigated children's understanding of inference as a source of knowledge. Children observed a puppet make a statement about the color of one of two hidden toys after the puppet (a) looked directly at the toy (looking), (b) looked at the other toy (inference), or (c) looked at neither toy (guessing). Most 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds did not rate the puppet as being more certain of the toy's color after the puppet looked directly at it or inferred its color than they did after the puppet guessed its color. Most 8- and 9-year-olds distinguished inference and looking from guessing. The tendency to explain the puppet's knowledge by referring to inference increased with age. Children who referred to inference in their explanations were more likely to judge deductive inference as more certain than guessing.
TI - Understanding Inference as a Source of Knowledge: Children's Ability to Evaluate the Certainty of Deduction, Perception, and Guessing
JF - Developmental Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.36.2.169
DA - 2000-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/understanding-inference-as-a-source-of-knowledge-children-s-ability-to-201RDlLJ4L
SP - 169
EP - 179
VL - 36
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -