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Biases in Reasoning about the Consequences of Psychogenic Bodily Reactions: Domain Boundaries in Cognitive Development.
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Notaro, Paul C.; Gelman, Susan A.; Zimmerman, Marc A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2002
Three studies examined 4- to- 7-year-olds' reasoning about consequences of physiological responses with origins in the mind. Results revealed that adults believed only psychological treatments are effective cures for psychogenic reactions. Young children reported that only physical treatments are effective cures for psychogenic reactions,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bias, Children
Children's Understanding of Psychogenic Bodily Reactions.
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Notaro, Paul C.; Gelman, Susan A.; Zimmerman, Marc A. – Child Development, 2001
Two studies compared how preschoolers through fifth graders and adults reasoned about psychogenic bodily reactions such as stress-induced headaches. Results supported a developmental path: younger children view psychogenic bodily responses as wholly physical, but with age, view them as both physical and psychological. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Beliefs, Children