Finally, our findings that explanation can improve causal learning and foster generalization also bear on claims about the nature of development. A vast literature on development has challenged Piagetian claims that young children are limited to concrete appearances (Piaget, 1930), demonstrating instead that they recognize abstract relationships and unobserved properties Nonetheless, little is known about the 210 C.H. Legare, T. Lombrozo / Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 126 (2014) 198–212 mechanisms by which children succeed in going beyond appearances, as understanding causal function often requires We propose that
explanation may be an especially powerful tool for causal learning during early childhood precisely because its effects are relatively selective, orienting young learners toward causal mechanisms and promoting generalization.
Finally, our findings that explanation can improve causal learning and foster generalization also bear on claims about the nature of development. A vast literature on development has challenged Piagetian claims that young children are limited to concrete appearances (Piaget, 1930), demonstrating instead that they recognize abstract relationships and unobserved properties Nonetheless, little is known about the 210 C.H. Legare, T. Lombrozo / Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 126 (2014) 198–212 mechanisms by which children succeed in going beyond appearances, as understanding causal function often requires We propose thatexplanation may be an especially powerful tool for causal learning during early childhood precisely because its effects are relatively selective, orienting young learners toward causal mechanisms and promoting generalization.
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