Research Shows 16-month-olds Infer Causes of Failed Actions

Research Shows 16-month-olds Infer Causes of Failed Actions
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:09:00 -0500

Using a very small amount of statistical information, 16-month-old infants can distinguish between the influence of their own actions and the impact of the outside world, new research concludes.

The findings, published in this week's journal Science, give researchers insight into how infants integrate prior knowledge with a handful of statistical data to make accurate inferences about the causes of a failed action.

Research conducted by Hyowon Gweon and Laura Schulz, ...

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