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Harris, Paul L.; Pasquini, Elisabeth S.; Duke, Suzanne; Asscher, Jessica J.; Pons, Francisco – Developmental Science, 2006
In three experiments, children's reliance on other people's testimony as compared to their own, first-hand experience was assessed in the domain of ontology. Children ranging from 4 to 8 years were asked to judge whether five different types of entity exist: real entities (e.g. cats, trees) whose existence is evident to everyone; scientific…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Experiments, Young Children, Fairy Tales