Mind over matter: consistency monitoring and domain-specific learning

IntroductionChildren's naïve understanding of the physical world is permeated with inconsistencies among beliefs. For example, young children who believe that air does not occupy space also believe that balloons are filled up with air. Here, we asked if an ability to explicitly notice inconsist...

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Main Authors: Igor Bascandziev, Adani Abutto, Caren M. Walker, Elizabeth Bonawitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdpys.2025.1496651/full