Knowing the limits of one's understanding: The development of an awareness of an illusion of explanatory depth

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-32

  Mills, Candice M ^a   Keil, Frank C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Explanation; Knowledge; Metacognition; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; TEACHING;

EID: 0348222366     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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