Learning with certainty in childhood
Learners use certainty to guide learning. They maintain existing beliefs when certain, but
seek further information when they feel uninformed. Here, we review developmental …
seek further information when they feel uninformed. Here, we review developmental …
Children with more uncertainty in their intuitive theories seek domain-relevant information
How do changes in learners' knowledge influence information seeking? We showed
preschoolers (N= 100) uncertain outcomes for events and let them choose which event to …
preschoolers (N= 100) uncertain outcomes for events and let them choose which event to …
Emergence of the link between the approximate number system and symbolic math ability
Experimentally manipulating Approximate Number System (ANS) precision has been found
to influence children's subsequent symbolic math performance. Here in three experiments …
to influence children's subsequent symbolic math performance. Here in three experiments …
Rational inattention: A new theory of neurodivergent information seeking
This paper presents rational inattention as a new, transdiagnostic theory of information
seeking in neurodevelopmental conditions that have uneven cognitive and socio‐emotional …
seeking in neurodevelopmental conditions that have uneven cognitive and socio‐emotional …
Children's sensitivity to difficulty and reward probability when deciding to take on a task
Sometimes we should persist to succeed. But other times it might be wiser to give up on the
task at hand and focus our energy on something new. Knowing whether a task is worth the …
task at hand and focus our energy on something new. Knowing whether a task is worth the …
Model-free metacognition
P Carruthers, DM Williams - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive work has been done on the metacognitive capacities of humans, as well as to
investigate metacognitive processes in nonhuman animals. What we propose here …
investigate metacognitive processes in nonhuman animals. What we propose here …
Mini managers: Children strategically divide cognitive labor among collaborators, but with a self‐serving bias
Strategic collaboration according to the law of comparative advantage involves dividing
tasks based on the relative capabilities of group members. Three experiments (N= 405 …
tasks based on the relative capabilities of group members. Three experiments (N= 405 …
Causal information‐seeking strategies change across childhood and adolescence
Intervening on causal systems can illuminate their underlying structures. Past work has
shown that, relative to adults, young children often make intervention decisions that appear …
shown that, relative to adults, young children often make intervention decisions that appear …
Certainty in numerical judgments develops independently of the approximate number system
Recent work has shown that the precision with which children reason about their ANS
certainty improves with age: when making simple number discrimination decisions, like …
certainty improves with age: when making simple number discrimination decisions, like …
Are children's judgments of another's accuracy linked to their metacognitive confidence judgments?
The world can be a confusing place, which leads to a significant challenge: how do we
figure out what is true? To accomplish this, children possess two relevant skills: reasoning …
figure out what is true? To accomplish this, children possess two relevant skills: reasoning …