Observing the unexpected enhances infants' learning and exploration

Science

Volumn 348, Issue 6230, 2015, Pages 91-94

  Stahl, Aimee E ^a   Feigenson, Lisa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXPECTATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFORMATION SEEKING; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LEARNING TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING;

EID: 84928763571     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa3799     Document Type: Article

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