Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Inhibition | 1 |
| Object Manipulation | 1 |
| Physics | 1 |
| Scientific Concepts | 1 |
| Teaching Methods | 1 |
| Young Children | 1 |
Author
| Bascandziev, Igor | 1 |
| Harris, Paul L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBascandziev, Igor; Harris, Paul L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
Young children seem to operate under the assumption that objects always fall in a straight vertical line. When asked to search for a ball dropped down an S-shaped opaque tube, they repeatedly search directly below. Hood proposed that children have difficulty in inhibiting their prepotent expectation that objects fall in a straight line (Hood,…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Young Children, Physics, Scientific Concepts
