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Hi All, This is probably not much of an a-ha for us, but it's nice to see the cognitive folks catching up and it's nice to have the research. ~em Animals talk, sing and act like humans? Young children's reasoning about biological world is influenced by cultural beliefs http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100510132203.htm For decades, the consensus was that as young children begin reasoning about the biological world, they adopt an "anthropocentric" stance, favoring humans over non-human animals when it comes to learning about properties of animals. Researchers and educators recently teamed up to determine whether this human-centered reasoning is universal. They discovered children's reasoning about the biological world is influenced by cultural beliefs and daily experiences with nature. Emily Duvall, PhD Assistant Professor Curriculum & Instruction University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene 1031 North Academic Way, Suite 242 | Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 T 208 292 2512 | F 208 667 5275 emily@uidaho.edu | www.cda.uidaho.edu He only earns his freedom and his life, who takes them every day by storm. -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca