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That's Irrelephant: Children's Judgments Of Relevant And Irrelevant Animal Observations, Rebekah C Cook, Alexandra Ducloux, Allison Williams, Judith Danovitch
That's Irrelephant: Children's Judgments Of Relevant And Irrelevant Animal Observations, Rebekah C Cook, Alexandra Ducloux, Allison Williams, Judith Danovitch
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Abstract:
The ability to make judgments about different kinds of evidence is an important skill for learning about science. This study investigated if children recognize how helpful relevant and irrelevant information is for evaluating biological explanations, and whether their judgments change with age. Participants were 24 7- and 8-year-olds and 26 9- and 10-year-olds. Children heard a statement about an animal's behavior. Then children heard an explanation for that behavior followed by 2 different observations. One observation was about the same animal but was irrelevant to the explanation. The other observation was about a different animal, but was relevant to …