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Preschoolers' inferences about insides

, 2021
A series of experiments investigating how and when preschoolers infer that animate agents have ...
Elizabeth Bonawitz, Patrick Shafto, Jonathan F. Kominsky   +2 more
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Who Will Be My Friend? The Role of the Liking Gap in Preschooler Friend Selection

Behavioral Sciences
Friend selection is a crucial aspect of social development, particularly during preschool years. This study investigated the role of the liking gap in shaping preschoolers’ friend selection mechanisms through two experiments. In Experiment 1 (N = 120), a
Jialu Liu, Kainian Mo, Zhiqiang Yan, Xiao Zeng   +3 more
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Preschoolers' understanding of conditional promise and warning

, 2004
Four, 5, 6 year-olds' understanding of conditional promise and warning was examined by presenting 4 sets of pictures each representing violating situations of different roles such as the mother, child or both. Results indicated that most preschoolers can
M. Keller, F. X. Fang, G. X. Liu
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Physical activity and sedentary time among preschoolers in centre-based childcare: a systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
Background Many preschoolers spend a substantial portion of their day enrolled in centre-based childcare; the amounts of physical activity and sedentary time accumulated in this environment are critical to preschoolers’ ability to meet movement ...
Kathleen T. O’Brien, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Brianne A. Bruijns, Stephanie Truelove, Patricia Tucker   +4 more
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Professionals’ ideas and observations on preschoolers’ experiences with physical symptoms: a qualitative interview study

BMC Pediatrics
Background Preschoolers experience physical symptoms, like abdominal pain or minor injuries, almost every day. These experiences may shape how they deal with health issues later in life. To gain insight into these early life experiences, information from
Sterre van der Ziel, Janna M. Gol, Daniël Schoemaker, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Michel J. van Vliet   +4 more
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Preschoolers' Comprehension of Functional Metaphors

Previous work suggests that preschoolers often misunderstand metaphors. However, some recent studies demonstrate that preschoolers can represent abstract relations, suggesting that the cognitive foundations of metaphor comprehension may develop earlier ...
Lily Zihui Zhu, Rebecca Zhu, Mariel Goddu, alison gopnik   +3 more
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Preschoolers' Understanding of Graded Preferences [PDF]

, 2015
To navigate the social world, children must learn about others' preferences. Though people can use emotional and verbal cues to express their preferences, these cues are often unavailable or unreliable.
Griffiths, Thomas L, Hu, Jane, Lucas, Christopher; id_orcid, Xu, Fei   +3 more
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Are Preschoolers’ Neurobiological Stress Systems Responsive to Culturally Relevant Contexts?

, 2021
Adults are biologically responsive to context, and their responses to particular situations may differ across cultures. However, are preschoolers’ biological systems also responsive to situational contexts and cultures?
Sheryl Olson, Alison Miller, Karasawa, Mayumi, Wang, Li, Ka I Ip, Hidemi Hirabayashi, Tardif, Twila, Midori Kazama, Hirabayashi, Hidemi, Miller, Alison, Felt, Barbara, Mayumi Karasawa, Twila Tardif, Ip, Ka I, Kazama, Midori, Barbara Felt, Olson, Sheryl   +16 more
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Preschool Experience vs. No Preschool Experience

, 2019
7 Chapter 1 Introduction 8 Statement of Problem 8 Purpose Statement 9 Research Question 9 Theoretical Rationale 9 Assumptions 10 Summary 11 Chapter 2 Review of the Literature 13 Introduction 13 Review of Academic Research 13 The Importance of
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Preschool Teachers’ Evaluation of the Current Preschool Education Programme

OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2020
This research aimed to identify teachers’ knowledge on the preschool education programme as it is substantial for the programme development process (Gole and Temel, 2015). The checking teachers’ practical approaches to programme regularly provide in depth information about the practicability of the programme.
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