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Predicting Learning: Understanding the Role of Executive Functions in Children's Belief Revision Using Bayesian Models

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent studies suggest that learners who are asked to predict the outcome of an event learn more than learners who are asked to evaluate it retrospectively or not at all. One possible explanation for this “prediction boost” is that it helps learners engage metacognitive reasoning skills that may not be spontaneously leveraged, especially for ...
Joseph A. Colantonio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Play in Cognitive Development: From Rational Constructivism to Predictive Processing

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract It is widely believed that play and curiosity are key ingredients as children develop models of the world. There is also an emerging consensus that children are Bayesian learners who combine their structured prior beliefs with estimations of the likelihood of new evidence to infer the most probable model of the world.
Marc M. Andersen, Julian Kiverstein
wiley   +1 more source

Transfer of paracetamol across the placenta and fetal blood–brain barriers and its safety for use in pregnancy

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is commonly taken during pregnancy for pain and fever. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of paracetamol's effects during pregnancy, several elements need to be examined including the transfer of paracetamol across the placenta and into the developing brain, the short‐ and long‐term effects of ...
Yifan Huang, Liam Koehn
wiley   +1 more source

Talking Minds: Group Gender Composition and Educators’ Mental State Language in Early Childhood Education and Care

open access: yesSocial Development, Volume 35, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Children's exposure to mental state language (MSL) has implications for their social, emotional and cognitive developmental outcomes. Although parental MSL is found to vary as a function of child gender, gender differences in children's MSL exposure are yet to be considered in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) context.
Elizabeth Brook   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parent‐Child Pretend Play Behaviours and Symptoms of Depression in School‐Referred Children

open access: yesSocial Development, Volume 35, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Pretend play is important for children's social and emotional development yet significant gaps in knowledge remain. Parent‐child pretend play of school‐aged children is largely overlooked, despite the key role parents play for children of this age.
Catherine Sheehan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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