Objects that Defy Infants' Expectations Shape Learning (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Objects that Defy Infants' Expectations Shape Learning (3 of 3)

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The importance of violating expectation is depicted. Stahl and Feigensen show that babies who have previously seen an object behave in an unexpected way are more likely to explore this object. The results help to understand how babies and young children learn. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the April 3, 2015 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by A.E. Stahl at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and colleagues was titled, "Observing the unexpected enhances infants' learning and exploration."

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[Credit: Stahl et al., Science (2015).]

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