Shohreh F Farzan, Elizabeth Kamai, Dayane Duenas Barahona, Yoshira Van Horne Ornelas, Christopher Zuidema, Michelle Wong, Christian Torres, Esther Bejarano, Edmund Seto, Paul English, Luis Olmedo, Jill Johnston
Cohort profile: The Assessing Imperial Valley Respiratory Health and the Environment (AIRE) study
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
two experiments investigated kindergarten fourthgrade childrens adults n 128 ability 1 evaluate certainty deductive inferences inductive inferences guesses 2 explain origins inferential knowledge judging cognitive state children first grade older rated deductive inferences certain guesses judging another persons knowledge children distinguish valid inferences invalid inferences guesses fourth grade third grade children differentiated deductive inferences inductive inferences guesses adults differentiated deductive inferences inductive inferences differentiated inductive inferences guesses childrens recognition inferences may contribute development knowledge cognitive processes scientific reasoning constructivist epistemology