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The Relation Between Essentialist Beliefs and Evolutionary Reasoning

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The Relation Between Essentialist Beliefs and Evolutionary Reasoning
Historians of science have pointed to essentialist beliefs about species as major impediments to the discovery of natural selection. The present study investigated whether such beliefs are impediments to learning this concept as well. Participants (43 children aged 4
Andrew Shtulman, Laura Schulz
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where COGSCI
Authors Andrew Shtulman, Laura Schulz
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