Diagrams support revision of prior belief in primary-school children

• Hoofdauteurs: Susanne Koerber (Auteur), Christopher Osterhaus (Auteur), Beate Sodian (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: EARLI, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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The reluctance of children to revise their prior beliefs is a prominent phenomenon in the reasoning literature. One way to facilitate belief change is offering explanations, and this study examined whether highlighting (counter)evidence with diagrams leads to belief revision to the same extent. Alto...