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24The Importance of Clarifying Evolutionary Terminology Across Disciplines and in the Classroom: A Reply to KampourakisCognitive Science 39 (4): 838-841. 2015.
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25Bewitchment, Biology, or Both: The Co-Existence of Natural and Supernatural Explanatory Frameworks Across DevelopmentCognitive Science 32 (4): 607-642. 2008.Three studies examined the co-existence of natural and supernatural explanations for illness and disease transmission, from a developmental perspective. The participants (5-, 7-, 11-, and 15-year-olds and adults; N = 366) were drawn from 2 Sesotho-speaking South African communities, where Western biomedical and traditional healing frameworks were both available. Results indicated that, although biological explanations for illness were endorsed at high levels, witchcraft was also often endorsed. …Read more
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35Two insights about naming in the preschool childIn Peter Carruthers, Stephen Laurence & Stephen P. Stich (eds.), The Innate Mind: Structure and Contents, Oxford University Press Usa. pp. 198--215. 2005.This chapter examines associationist models of cognitive development, focusing on the development of naming in young children — the process by which young children learn of construct the meanings of words and concepts. It presents two early-emerging insights that children possess about the nature of naming. These insights are: essentialism: certain words map onto nonobvious, underlying causal features, and genericity: certain expressions map onto generic kinds as opposed to particular instances.…Read more
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