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Siegal, Michael – Child Development, 1988
Findings of three experiments indicated that preschool children have a more substantial knowledge of contagion and contamination than has been estimated previously. Results are discussed in terms of children's ability to understand causal relations. (RH)
Descriptors: Accidents, Age Differences, Communicable Diseases, Comprehension