The findings, the first to demonstrate that young children distinguish between improbable and impossible events, and learn significantly better after impossible occurrences, are published in ...
Children too young to know words like "impossible" and "improbable" nonetheless understand how possibility works, finds new work with two- and three-year-olds.
Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible. And children at that age are much more ...
A major study, the first of its kind, has revealed key insights into the extent to which children under 3 years old have ...
Toddlers might be too young to know the words impossible and improbable but they may still understand how possibility works, ...
The researchers believe toddlers learn so much better after impossible events because the unexpected drives them to search for explanations.
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