Preschoolers recognize action possibilities (affordances) that allow them to isolate variables when there is information to be gained¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Preschoolers recognize "action possibilities" (affordances) in the environment that allow them to isolate variables when information can be gained. → Cook 2011

Evidence¶

Cook 2011¶

Cook, Claire, Noah D. Goodman, and Laura E. Schulz. (2011). Where Science Starts: Spontaneous Experiments in Preschoolers' Exploratory Play. Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2011.03.003

q3 · i? · causal · r?

The article states its research question about preschoolers (mean: 54 months): whether they "recognize "action possibilities" (affordances) in the environment that allow them to isolate variables when there is information to be gained". No effect size is printed in the available text.

"we looked at whether preschoolers (mean: 54 months) recognize "action possibilities" (affordances) in the environment that allow them to isolate variables when there is information to be gained"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Given ambiguous evidence, preschoolers design informative interventions in their exploratory play (Experiment 2) — related
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• Given unambiguous evidence, preschoolers play indiscriminately and rarely try to isolate candidate causes — related