Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Infants recruit logic to learn about the social world

  • Nicolò Cesana-Arlotti,
  • Ágnes Melinda Kovács,
  • Ernő Téglás

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19734-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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When data is scant, logical reasoning can lead to knowledge acquisition by disclosing evidence otherwise not available. Here, the authors show that this logical route to knowledge is available to preverbal infants and can help them learn about the social world.